英语词汇“to leave hanging”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P10. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to leave (a person or thing) hanging: to leave (a person) in a state of suspense, doubt, or uncertainty; to leave (something) unfinished or unresolved. Frequently in passive.Originally apparently a shortened variant of to leave (a person) hanging in the air: cf. in the air at air n.¹ Phrases 2. See also in mid-air at mid-air n. 2b.

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1881 Messenger Sacred Heart Jesus July 70 The first occasion of these doubts arose whilst studying Hooker's Ecclesiastical Policy. To use her own words, ‘It had left her hanging in the air.’]

1909 M. M. Dodge Hans Brinker 100 You said, ‘All the’, and there you left me hanging.

1961 Observer 16 Oct. 8/3 The other big question—whether he is tough enough to control a bitterly divided U.N.—has inevitably been left hanging.

1987 Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald 13 May 1 (headline) Legislators leave tax-increase issue hanging.

1992 B. Sloan Mafia Candidate xvii. 269 Don't just leave me hanging. At least tell me what happened.

2013 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Nov. d1 Harraka offered a high-five, but Tart left him hanging.

单词	to leave hanging
释义	> as lemmas to leave (a person or thing) hanging P10. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to leave (a person or thing) hanging: to leave (a person) in a state of suspense, doubt, or uncertainty; to leave (something) unfinished or unresolved. Frequently in passive.Originally apparently a shortened variant of to leave (a person) hanging in the air: cf. in the air at air n.¹ Phrases 2. See also in mid-air at mid-air n. 2b. ΚΠ 1881 Messenger Sacred Heart Jesus July 70 The first occasion of these doubts arose whilst studying Hooker's Ecclesiastical Policy. To use her own words, ‘It had left her hanging in the air.’] 1909 M. M. Dodge Hans Brinker 100 You said, ‘All the’, and there you left me hanging. 1961 Observer 16 Oct. 8/3 The other big question—whether he is tough enough to control a bitterly divided U.N.—has inevitably been left hanging. 1987 Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald 13 May 1 (headline) Legislators leave tax-increase issue hanging. 1992 B. Sloan Mafia Candidate xvii. 269 Don't just leave me hanging. At least tell me what happened. 2013 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Nov. d1 Harraka offered a high-five, but Tart left him hanging. extracted from leavev.¹ < as lemmas
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