hanging

英 [ˈhæŋɪŋ]

美 [ˈhæŋɪŋ]

n. 绞死; 绞刑; 墙幔; 帷幔
v. 悬挂; 吊; 垂下; 垂落; (使)低垂，下垂
hang的现在分词

现在分词：hanging　复数：hangings　

BNC.9498 / COCA.9375

牛津词典

noun

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
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

N-COUNT （作装饰的）壁挂，墙幔，帷幔
Ahangingis 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

noun

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

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。
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。
What are you hanging around here for?
你在这儿转来转去干什么？
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。
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。
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。
There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents.
她的身世中有一个神秘之处。
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。
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。
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。