hang /hæŋ/ vt. & vi. 1. (hung /hʌŋ/, hung)吊着，悬挂: The curtains hang well. 窗帘挂得很好。Hang your coat on that hook.把你的上衣挂在那个衣钩上。My father hung a lamp from the ceiling yesterday.我父亲昨天将灯吊在天花板上。2.(hanged, hanged)绞死，吊死：He was hanged for murder. 他因杀人而被绞死。He hanged himself in sorrow after his wife died. 妻子去世后，他十分悲哀上吊自缢。 3. 用于短语动词 hang around和…在一起；久等；转悠：I hung around with the thugs.我与小流氓们厮混在一起。Sorry to keep you hanging around for so long.对不起让你等了这么久。Children hang around the streets because there’s nowhere for them to play.孩子们在街上东游西逛，因为他们没有地方玩。 hang about 闲荡，闲呆着：We hung about until the shops opened.我们闲逛着直到店开门。 hang on 1. 等片刻，别挂断 (电话用语)：Hang on! I’ll call him. 别挂，我喊他去。2.坚持，抓紧不放：Don’t let go. Hang on tight. 别松手，紧紧抓住。［考句］It is not easy to learn English well, but if you hang on, you will succeed in the end.学好英语不容易，但如果你坚持下去，你最后就能学好。3. 有赖于，取决于： Everything hangs on his decision.一切取决于他的决定。 hang on to/ onto紧紧抓住：The child hung on to her mother’s hand. 那孩子紧紧抓住她妈的手。 hang together相互依赖，相互帮助：We’ve all got to hang together if we’re going to win this one.想赢到它我们就得互相帮助。hang up 挂断电话：After she finished her conversation, she hung up. 通话后，她挂了电话。4.用于形容词短语 hung up 烦心，心神不宁；全神贯注（于）,（被…）迷住：People are hung up in all sorts of ways.人们有各种各样的情感困惑。Guys are so hung up about the way they look.人们总是如此关注外表。