词汇 | dangle |
释义 | dangleWord family noundanglerdanglingadjectivedanglyverbdangle ldoce_064_ddan·gle /ˈdæŋɡəl/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DOWN to hang or swing loosely, or to make something do this (使)悬垂,(使)吊着,(使)悬荡 dangle from A light bulb dangled from a wire in the ceiling. 一只灯泡悬吊在天花板的一根电线上。 dangle something in/over etc something I dangled my feet in the clear blue water. 我把双脚悬在清澈碧蓝的水中荡来荡去。 2 dangle something in front of somebody/before somebody to offer something good to someone, in order to persuade them to do something 将某物摆在某人面前 A good pay package and a company car were dangled in front of her. 优厚的薪酬和公司配车摆在她面前。 Examples from the Corpus dangle• She dangled a hand in the water.• A visitor was attempting to lure a squirrel close for a picture by dangling and rattling his car keys.• One or two ancient graves were neglected, rusty iron crosses dangling broken beadwork bouquets.• Dangling from her ears were two large gold earrings.• It was that which was cutting her in two as she dangled from it.• Rose rushed at Dieter and made a grab at his wrist, as if fearing to find handcuffs dangling from it.• A lone naked bulb dangled from the ceiling.• He dangled helplessly from the cliff, trying not to look down.• It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose.• We sat on the edge of the pool with our legs dangling in the water. dangle from• A cigarette dangled from her mouth. (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language |
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