dangle
翻譯
懸掛, 搖晃, 引誘
例句
His legs dangled over the side of the wall.
他的腿懸在牆邊。
She dangled the keys in front of the baby.
她在嬰兒面前晃動鑰匙。
He dangled the prospect of a promotion before me.
他用晉升的前景來引誘我。
文法模式
((sth.)) 懸掛,搖晃 His legs dangled over the side of the wall.
((sth.)) ((in front of sb./sth.)) 在(某人/某物)面前晃動(某物) She dangled the keys in front of the baby.
((sth.)) ((before sb.)) 用(某物)引誘(某人) He dangled the prospect of a promotion before me.
近義詞
同義詞: hang, swing, suspend; 反義詞: fix, secure
詞源
可能源自斯堪地那維亞語,與丹麥語「dingle」(搖擺)有關。這個詞的發音本身就讓人聯想到搖擺的東西。
記憶技巧
想像一個東西「叮叮噹噹(dāng)」地懸掛(dangle)著。發音上的聯想有助於記憶。