dangle
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they dangle | |
| he / she / it dangles | |
| past simple dangled | |
| past participle dangled | |
| -ing form dangling |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to hang or move freely; to hold something so that it hangs or moves freely 提着（某物，任其自然下垂或摆动）；来回摆动着 - +adv./prep.
Gold charms dangled from her bracelet. 她的手链上挂着许多金饰物。 A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling. 天花板上孤零零地悬吊着一只灯泡。 He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side. 他耷拉着双腿坐在边缘上。 - dangle something + adv./prep.
She dangled her car keys nervously as she spoke. 她说话时紧张地晃动着她那串汽车钥匙。 He dangled his legs over the edge of the bridge. 他在桥边摇晃着双腿。
Extra ExamplesHis legs dangled over the side of the boat. 他的腿在船边摇晃。 Her arms dangled loosely by her sides. 她的双臂松松地垂在身体两侧。 His foothold gave way, and he was left dangling from his rope. 他的立足处断了，他被悬在绳子上。
- +adv./prep.
- [transitive] dangle something (before/in front of somebody)
to offer somebody something good in order to persuade them to do something 诱惑；吊胃口 He had a company directorship dangled in front of him. 他面前悬着一个公司董事的职位。 He dangled the prospect of enormous wealth before us. 他向我们展示了巨大财富的前景。 The boss wanted us to work more hours, dangling the carrot of well-paid overtime. 老板想让我们多工作几个小时，以高薪加班来要挟我们。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is unclear.