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

She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.
她走开了，将疑问留在人们心里。
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。
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。
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。
The curtains will be hanging there for years
这窗帘将在那里挂很多年。
There were icicles hanging from the eaves.
屋檐下挂着冰凌。
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。
A picture is hanging on the wall.
墙上挂着一幅画。
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。
There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents.
她的身世中有一个神秘之处。