hang

hang around

To spend time idly; loiter.

閑蕩：悠閑地消磨時間；閑蕩

To keep company; consort.

陪伴：和某人在一起；廝混

hang back

To be averse; hold back.

變為不情愿；退縮

hang in 【非正式用語】

To persevere

堅持不懈

decided to hang in despite his illness.

盡管他有病在身還是決定堅持

hang off

To hold back; be averse.

退縮；變為不情愿

hang on

To cling tightly to something.

糾纏：緊緊握住某物

To continue persistently; persevere.

堅持：堅持不放棄；堅持不懈

To keep a telephone connection open.

打電話時不掛斷

To wait for a short period of time.

稍待：等待一會兒時間

hang out &I{【俚語】}

To spend one's free time in a certain place

消磨時間：在某個固定地方消磨空閑時間

“a group of boys who hung out together around what they called ‘Barry's Corner’”(&b{Linda Ellerbee})

“一群在他們所謂的‘巴雷角’消磨時間的男孩們”(&b{琳達·艾勒比})

To pass time idly; loiter

無所事事；閑蕩

spent the evening just hanging out.

每天晚上只是閑蕩

To keep company; date

陪伴；約會

hanging out with a former boyfriend.

與以前的一位男朋友約會

hang together

To stand united; stick together

團結一致；緊密團結

“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately”(&b{Benjamin Franklin})

“我們必須團結一致，不然我們肯定會被個別處以絞刑”(&b{本杰明·富蘭克林})

To constitute a coherent totality

形成有凝聚力的一體

diverse plot lines that did not hang together.

不同的劇情線索沒有形成一體

hang up

To suspend on a hook or hanger.

懸吊：在鉤子上或衣架上掛起

To replace (a telephone receiver) on its base or cradle.

掛斷電話：結束電話交談

To delay or impede; hinder

【非正式用語】 抑制，障礙：使引起心理上的困境或抑制

Budget problems hung up the project for months.

預算問題使得該工程推遲了幾個月

The fishing line hung up on a rock.

漁船被一塊巖石絆住

get the hang of

(informal)learn how to operate or do (something)

(非正式)學會…的操作方法（或竅門），熟悉…的做法

it's all quite simple when you get the hang of it.

你掌握了操作方法后，就十分簡單了。

hang by a thread

it's all quite simple when you get the hang of it.

你掌握了操作方法后，就十分簡單了。

hang one's hat

(N. Amer. informal)be resident

(北美，非正式)（在某處）住下

hang heavily (或 heavy)

(of time) pass slowly

（時間）難以打發，過得很慢

hang in the air

remain unresolved

懸而未決

the success of the Green movement has left that rather uncomfortable question hanging in the air.

綠色運動的成功使這個頗為令人不快的問題懸而未決。

hang a left (或 right)

(informal, chiefly US)make a left (or right) turn

(非正式，主美)向左（或右）轉彎；左（或右）拐