overhang

overhang
(past and past participle -hung)
  1. [with obj.]hang or extend outwards over
    悬于…之上;突出于…之上
    a concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees.
    紫薇树下的水泥小路。
    [as adj. overhanging]overhanging branches.
    下垂的树枝。
    ■(figurative)loom over
    (喻)逼近;威胁
    the film's mood is overhung with impending death.
    影片笼罩着不断逼近的死亡阴影。
noun
  1. a part of something that sticks out or hangs over another thing
    悬垂物;突出物
    he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes.
    他蜷伏在伸出的灌木丛下。
  2. a quantity of securities or commodities large enough to make prices fall if offered for sale
    积压待抛股票(或货物);悬货
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