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

There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents.
她的身世中有一个神秘之处。
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 curtains will be hanging there for years
这窗帘将在那里挂很多年。
A picture is hanging on the wall.
墙上挂着一幅画。
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。
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。
There were two red lanterns hanging over the door.
门前吊着两盏红灯。
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。
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。
She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.
她走开了，将疑问留在人们心里。