dangle['dæŋɡl]

• vi.
  • 悬摆，垂直摆动；悬荡；悬挂，悬垂着:

    The rope dangled in the breeze.

    绳索在微风中悬荡。

    The leaves danged in the wind.

    树叶迎风摇摆。

  • (似乎想赢得好感地)跟随，尾随，追逐；追求(某人)(after， round， about):

    Louise always has half a dozen boys dangling about(或after, around)her.

    路易丝总有五六个小伙子在追求她。

  • 悬望，惴惴不安(或不放心)地等待:

    the pretty girl who kept several boys dangling

    同时吊着几个小伙子胃口的漂亮姑娘

    to let someone dangle/keep someone dangling

    让某人悬望(或心悬着)

  • [主美国英语]【语法学】垂悬(分词)(如“The daylight was blinding, leaving the tunnel.”一句中的“leaving the tunnel”):

    In“After marrying him, her trouble began, ”the participle “marrying”dangles.

    在“与他结婚后，她的麻烦开始了”中，“marrying”是垂悬分词。

• vt.
  • 使悬垂，使(摇晃地)悬挂着；使悬荡，使(晃来晃去地)吊着:

    The boss sat on the edge of the table dangling his legs.

    老板坐在桌子边上，摇晃着腿。

  • 悬荡地拿着:

    The mother dangled a toy in front of the baby.

    母亲在婴儿面前晃动着玩具。

  • (作为诱惑物)炫示；吊…的胃口；招引；虚晃:

    The manager dangled in front of us the chance of a bigger salary.

    经理在我们面前炫示加薪的机会。

• n.
  • 悬摆，悬挂，悬垂；悬荡
  • 悬挂物，悬垂物；悬荡物
• 短语:
  • Keep someone dangling 使某人悬望，使某人的心悬着
• 变形:

  vi.dangled.dangling