hang

hang around

To spend time idly; loiter.

闲荡：悠闲地消磨时间；闲荡

To keep company; consort.

陪伴：和某人在一起；厮混

hang back

To be averse; hold back.

变为不情愿；退缩

hang in 【非正式用语】

To persevere

坚持不懈

decided to hang in despite his illness.

尽管他有病在身还是决定坚持

hang off

To hold back; be averse.

退缩；变为不情愿

hang on

To cling tightly to something.

纠缠：紧紧握住某物

To continue persistently; persevere.

坚持：坚持不放弃；坚持不懈

To keep a telephone connection open.

打电话时不挂断

To wait for a short period of time.

稍待：等待一会儿时间

hang out &I{【俚语】}

To spend one's free time in a certain place

消磨时间：在某个固定地方消磨空闲时间

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

“一群在他们所谓的‘巴雷角’消磨时间的男孩们”(&b{琳达·艾勒比})

To pass time idly; loiter

无所事事；闲荡

spent the evening just hanging out.

每天晚上只是闲荡

To keep company; date

陪伴；约会

hanging out with a former boyfriend.

与以前的一位男朋友约会

hang together

To stand united; stick together

团结一致；紧密团结

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

“我们必须团结一致，不然我们肯定会被个别处以绞刑”(&b{本杰明·富兰克林})

To constitute a coherent totality

形成有凝聚力的一体

diverse plot lines that did not hang together.

不同的剧情线索没有形成一体

hang up

To suspend on a hook or hanger.

悬吊：在钩子上或衣架上挂起

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

挂断电话：结束电话交谈

To delay or impede; hinder

【非正式用语】 抑制，障碍：使引起心理上的困境或抑制

Budget problems hung up the project for months.

预算问题使得该工程推迟了几个月

The fishing line hung up on a rock.

渔船被一块岩石绊住

get the hang of

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

(非正式)学会…的操作方法（或窍门），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，就十分简单了。

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，就十分简单了。

hang one's hat

(N. Amer. informal)be resident

(北美，非正式)（在某处）住下

hang heavily (或 heavy)

(of time) pass slowly

（时间）难以打发，过得很慢

hang in the air

remain unresolved

悬而未决

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

绿色运动的成功使这个颇为令人不快的问题悬而未决。

hang a left (或 right)

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

(非正式，主美)向左（或右）转弯；左（或右）拐