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hanging

英['hæŋɪŋ] 美['hæŋɪŋ]
  • n. 悬挂;绞刑;帘子,幔帐
  • adj. 悬挂着的
  • v. 悬挂(hang的ing形式)

英英释意


1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window;
"the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
2. a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead;
"in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely);
"there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"