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dangling

/ˈdæŋɡlɪŋ/
adjectivegerund★中级💡 悬空的

“The rope was dangling from the ceiling.”

绳子从天花板上悬垂下来。

neutral

悬空的,悬垂的(物体未被固定或支撑)

A dangling wire sparked dangerously.

一根悬空的电线危险地冒出火花。

She sat on the edge with her legs dangling over the pool.

她坐在边缘,双腿悬在泳池上方。

💡

常用于描述未被固定、支撑或连接的物体。

💼商业
正式

悬而未决的(计划、问题等)

The project has been left dangling due to lack of funding.

由于缺乏资金,该项目被搁置悬而未决。

💡

常用于商业或法律语境,指计划、决策或问题未得到解决。

非正式

挂在嘴边的(话语或评论)

He kept dangling promises of a promotion in front of us.

他不断挂在嘴边许诺升职,但从未兑现。

💡

常用于批评某人反复承诺但不兑现。

搭配

dangling participle悬垂分词(语法错误)dangling modifier悬垂修饰语(语法错误)dangling conversation悬而未决的对话

同义词

hangingsuspendedunresolvedpendingpending

反义词

fixedsupportedresolvedsettled

相关短语

hang in there短语
坚持住
hang on短语动词
等一下,坚持

💡专业提示

区分 'dangling' 与 'hanging'

'dangling' 强调未被固定或支撑的状态,通常带有动态或不稳定的暗示(如悬垂的绳子随风摆动)。'hanging' 则更中性,可表示固定悬挂(如 hanging picture)或临时悬垂(如 a hanging branch)。

⚡黄金法则

避免悬垂修饰语

在写作时,确保分词短语(如 '-ing' 形式)的逻辑主语与句子主语一致。错误示例:'Walking down the street, the dog barked loudly.'(应改为 'While I was walking down the street, the dog barked loudly.')。

📖词源

中古英语 *danglen*(摇摆、悬挂),可能源自古挪威语 *dangla*(摇摆)。16世纪起用于描述悬垂的动作或状态。

📝用法说明

1. 作为形容词时,通常置于名词前(a dangling rope)或动词后(the rope was dangling)。 2. 在语法中,'dangling participle' 或 'dangling modifier' 指代词组位置不当,导致句子歧义或错误。 3. 可用于具体(物理悬垂)或抽象(计划悬而未决)语境。

单词拆解

dangle
悬垂,摇摆
verb
+
-ing
构成现在分词或形容词
suffix
英汉词典

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