dangle
dangle
verb
keep someone dangling
dangler
noun
dangly
adjective
语源
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial of place]hang or swing loosely
悬垂，悬挂，悬荡
saucepans dangled from a rail.
支架上悬挂的炖锅。
[with obj.]they were dangling their legs over the water.
他们双腿在水面上荡来荡去。
■[with obj.](figurative)offer (an enticing incentive) to someone
(喻)用（诱惑物）来诱惑（或激励）某人
the defence portfolio could be the carrot to dangle before him.
国防部长一职可能成为用来诱惑他的“胡萝卜”。
keep someone dangling
- keep someone in an uncertain position
使…不安
dangler
noun
dangly
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent.: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is not clear
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