vt.

1. 把……挂起
   He hung his coat on the hook.

   他把衣服挂在钩子上。

2. 绞死；吊死（hanged; hanged）
   The man was hanged for murder.

   那男子因谋杀罪被处绞刑。

3. 悬挂展出（画作等）[H]
   His pictures were hung in the Museum of Modern Arts.

   他的画在现代艺术馆展出。

4. 贴（糊墙纸等）
5. 安装（活动的东西）
6. （用悬挂的东西）装饰
   The wall was hung with tapestry.

   墙上装饰着挂毯。

7. 垂下
   The boy hung his head in shame.

   这男孩羞愧地低下了头。

8. （用于诅咒语中）该死
   Hang it! I forgot her telephone number.

   真该死！我把她的电话号码忘了。

vi.

1. 悬挂，吊着[Q]
   The curtains hang well.

   窗帘挂得很好。

2. 垂下，披下[Q]
   Her hair hung down on her shoulders.

   她的头发披在肩上。

3. 被绞死；被吊死（hanged; hanged）
   He hanged for murder.

   他因谋杀罪被绞死。

4. （门扇等）被安装
   A door hangs on its hinges.

   门安装在铰链上。

5. 逗留；徘徊
   I hung about for an hour, but he didn't come.

   我等了一个小时，但他没有来。

n.

1. 悬挂方式；下垂[the S]
   The hang of the curtains showed that somebody was standing behind them.

   窗帘悬挂的样子表明有人站在后面。

2. 【口】做法；用法；诀窍[the S]
   Don't worry! You'll soon get the hang of it.

   别担心！你很快就学会的。

v.

1. suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part not attached.
   ▸attach or be attached so as to allow free movement about the point of attachment.
   ▸attach (meat or game) to a hook and leave it until dry, tender, or high.
   ▸(of fabric or a garment) fall or drape in a specified way.
   ▸paste (wallpaper) to a wall.
   ▸ (be hung with) be decorated with (pictures or other decorations).
2. (past and past part. hanged)
   kill by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the support from beneath the feet (used as a form of capital punishment).
   ▸be killed by hanging.
3. remain static in the air.
   ▸be present or imminent, especially oppressively:

   a sense of dread hung over him.
4. Computing  come unexpectedly to a state in which no further operations can be carried out.
5. Baseball  deliver (a pitch) which does not change direction and is easily hit by a batter.
6. N. Amer. informal way of saying hang around (in sense ²) or hang out.

n.

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