英语单词 | dangle |
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英美音标 | 英 ['dæŋɡl] 美 ['dæŋɡl] |
中文释义 | v.摇晃;悬垂;挂着;追求 n.摇摆;摇摆物 |
英语例句 | (1) The leaves dangled in the wind. (2) He dangled the bone in front of the puppy. (3) Huge earrings dangled from her ears. (4) Several young men dangle after the pretty girl. (5) Do not swing it backwards or let it dangle. (6) Escape baskets slung from them dangle beside the building for people to climb into. |
中文例句 | (1) 树叶随风摇摆。 (2) 他晃动着骨头逗小狗。 (3) 她的耳朵上吊着巨大的耳环。 (4) 好几个青年男子追随那漂亮女孩。 (5) 不要将腿向后摇摆或者悬吊空中。 (6) 从直升机中抛出的救生篮在大楼旁摇摆,人们可以爬到里面去。 |
vocabulary简明 | Dangle means to hang or swing loosely. If you dangle string above a kitten you will both be entertained. |
vocabulary扩展 | The verb dangle probably comes from a late 16th century Danish or Swedish word meaning “loose or pendulous,” though we don’t know for sure. You may have a taste for big, showy earrings that dangle. Or, you might even dangle a possibility — "If you were to dangle the prospect of dessert to a child, then you better follow through!" |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]悬挂;悬摆 If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely. [V prep/adv] [V n prep/adv] [Also V]
2 [VERB 动词]炫示(诱惑物) If you say that someone is dangling something attractive before you, you mean they are offering it to you in order to try to influence you in some way. [V n
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