hanging

noun

1. 绞死；绞刑
   the practice of killing sb as a punishment by putting a rope around their neck and hanging them from a high place; an occasion when this happens
   1. to sentence sb to death by hanging
      判处某人绞刑
   2. public hangings
      公开执行的绞刑
2. 墙幔；帷幔
   a large piece of material that is hung on a wall for decoration
   1. wall hangings
      挂在墙上的装饰织物

1. N-COUNT （作装饰的）壁挂，墙幔，帷幔
   A hanging is a large piece of cloth that you put as a decoration on a wall.
   1. ...a giant antique embroidered hanging.
      巨幅古董刺绣壁挂

1. As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment.
   作为国际汽车大奖赛的车手，随时都有可能发生事故。
2. She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.
   她走开了，将疑问留在人们心里。
3. She would spend the day hanging round street corners
   她会整天在街角附近游荡。
4. There were icicles hanging from the eaves.
   屋檐下挂着冰凌。
5. Clothes were everywhere; hanging out of drawers, strewn across the floor, even spilling from the wastepaper basket.
   到处都是衣服：挂在抽屉上、扔在地上、甚至堆在废纸篓里。
6. Last week, banks and building societies were hanging fire on interest rates.
   上周，银行和建屋互助会推迟了就利率问题作出决定。
7. Hanging from his right wrist is a heavy gold bracelet.
   他的右腕上戴着一只沉甸甸的金手镯。
8. A light-bulb hanging from the ceiling filled the room with a cold yellow light
   屋子里天花板上吊着的一个灯泡散发着冷冷的黄光。
9. The curtains will be hanging there for years
   这窗帘将在那里挂很多年。
10. I was left hanging by my fingertips over a drop of hundreds of feet.
    就剩下我用指尖扒着悬空在几百英尺高的地方。
11. She was standing by the door, her blue robe hanging from her shoulders.
    她站在门边，蓝色的袍子从肩上披垂下来。
12. She froze, her mouth hanging open.
    她呆住了，嘴张开着。
13. She was conscious of a second man hanging on to the rail.
    她意识到还有另一个男人紧抓着栏杆。
14. Keegan announced he was hanging up his boots for good
    基冈宣布自己将挂靴，永远退出足坛。
15. This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
    这整个快要散架的搭建物吊挂在一棵枝繁叶茂的大树的枝杈上。
16. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets
    把那些丝状水藻捞出来，垫在吊篮里。
17. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.
    她还穿着睡衣，头发披散至肩。
18. The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.
    这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
19. A man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved.
    在枪杀案发生之前，有人目睹一位男子在这附近游荡，该男子可能与此案有关。
20. There's now a huge question mark hanging over the success of the negotiations.
    谈判能否成功目前还是一个大大的问号。
21. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city
    街边晾晒衣服在这座城市的许多地区随处可见。
22. The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets.
    成千上万的强硬派分子走上街头示威，脆弱的和平局势危在旦夕。
23. Melina was hanging on his every word, fascinated.
    梅利娜凝神细听着他的每句话，被深深吸引住了。
24. There were two red lanterns hanging over the door.
    门前吊着两盏红灯。
25. Clouds are formed from drops of liquid hanging in the air.
    云是悬在空气中的水滴形成的。
26. Most of the problems were solved at the meeting, but two were left hanging in the air.
    大多数问题在会上得到了解决，但还有两个问题悬而不决。
27. A picture is hanging on the wall.
    墙上挂着一幅画。
28. There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents.
    她的身世中有一个神秘之处。
29. What are you hanging around here for?
    你在这儿转来转去干什么？
30. The dark clouds hanging over the relations between the two countries will quickly vanish.
    笼罩着两国关系的阴云会迅速消散。

noun

1. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   1. there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

   Synonym:    suspensiondangling

2. a form of capital punishment
   1. in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment

3. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
   1. the cold castle walls were covered with hangings

   Synonym:    wall hanging