| 释义 |
dangle
danglesuspend loosely and sway to and fro: dangle the wind chimes from the tree branch; to hold out a hope enticingly: dangle the prize in front of the contestant
Not to be confused with:dandle – to lightly bounce a child on one’s knee or in one’s arms; pamper; petdan·gle D0023100 (dăng′gəl)v. dan·gled, dan·gling, dan·gles v.intr. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro: Earrings dangled from her ears.v.tr.1. To cause to hang loosely or swing: dangled my feet in the water.2. To offer as an inducement or an enticement: dangled the prospect of a promotion in exchange for his testimony.
[Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla.]
dan′gler n.dan′gly adj.dangle (ˈdæŋɡəl) vb1. to hang or cause to hang freely: his legs dangled over the wall. 2. (tr) to display as an enticement: the hope of a legacy was dangled before her. nthe act of dangling or something that dangles[C16: perhaps from Danish dangle, probably of imitative origin] ˈdangler n ˈdanglingly advdan•gle (ˈdæŋ gəl)
v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i. 1. to hang loosely, esp. with a swaying motion. 2. to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention. v.t. 3. to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely. 4. to offer as an inducement. n. 5. the act of dangling. 6. something that dangles. Idioms: keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty. [1580–90; expressive word akin to Norwegian, Swedish dangla, Dan dangle dangle] dan′gler, n. dangle
Past participle: dangled
Gerund: dangling
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| I dangle | | you dangle | | he/she/it dangles | | we dangle | | you dangle | | they dangle |
| Preterite |
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| I dangled | | you dangled | | he/she/it dangled | | we dangled | | you dangled | | they dangled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dangling | | you are dangling | | he/she/it is dangling | | we are dangling | | you are dangling | | they are dangling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dangled | | you have dangled | | he/she/it has dangled | | we have dangled | | you have dangled | | they have dangled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dangling | | you were dangling | | he/she/it was dangling | | we were dangling | | you were dangling | | they were dangling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dangled | | you had dangled | | he/she/it had dangled | | we had dangled | | you had dangled | | they had dangled |
| Future |
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| I will dangle | | you will dangle | | he/she/it will dangle | | we will dangle | | you will dangle | | they will dangle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dangled | | you will have dangled | | he/she/it will have dangled | | we will have dangled | | you will have dangled | | they will have dangled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dangling | | you will be dangling | | he/she/it will be dangling | | we will be dangling | | you will be dangling | | they will be dangling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dangling | | you have been dangling | | he/she/it has been dangling | | we have been dangling | | you have been dangling | | they have been dangling |
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| I will have been dangling | | you will have been dangling | | he/she/it will have been dangling | | we will have been dangling | | you will have been dangling | | they will have been dangling |
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| I had been dangling | | you had been dangling | | he/she/it had been dangling | | we had been dangling | | you had been dangling | | they had been dangling |
| Conditional |
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| I would dangle | | you would dangle | | he/she/it would dangle | | we would dangle | | you would dangle | | they would dangle |
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| I would have dangled | | you would have dangled | | he/she/it would have dangled | | we would have dangled | | you would have dangled | | they would have dangled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dangle - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"swing, drophang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"loll, droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" | | 2. | dangle - cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" |
dangleverb1. hang, swing, trail, sway, flap, hang down, depend A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist.2. wave, swing, flap, wiggle, jiggle, joggle He dangled the keys in front of her face.3. offer, flourish, brandish, flaunt, tempt someone with, lure someone with, entice someone with, tantalize someone with They dangled rich rewards before me.dangleverbTo fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from below:depend, hang, sling, suspend, swing.Translationsdangle (ˈdӕŋgl) verb to (cause to) hang loosely. She dangled her scarf out of the car window. 搖晃，搖擺 摇晃，摇摆 dangle
dangle (something) before (someone)To try to entice someone with something. Dad dangled a few twenties before us, but we told him he'd have to pay more to get us to clean out the whole garage.See also: before, dangledangle from (something)To hang loosely from something, as if likely to fall. Can you secure that picture before it falls? It's just dangling from the nail.See also: dangledangle a carrot in front of (one)To try to entice one with the promise of a reward. Dad's going to have to dangle a carrot in front of us if he wants us to clean out the whole garage.See also: carrot, dangle, front, ofdingle-danglevulgar slang A penis. I don't want to see your dingle-dangle—pull up your pants!dangle from somethingto hang from something. A number of colorful glass balls dangled from the branches of the tree. Some loose threads dangled from the bottom of his jacket.See also: dangledangle something before someone and dangle something in front of someone 1. Lit. to tempt someone by dangling a tempting object in front of them. Don't dangle that string of pearls infront of me unless you intend to give them to me! 2. Fig. to lure someone with something. He dangled the keys before Wally, hoping to get him to drive. He dangled the money in front of Eric, hoping to make him change his mind.See also: before, dangledangle something from somethingto hang something loosely from something else. She dangled a few small bells from the bottom of her skirt during the holidays. I dangled a bit of fish from the window so I could see how high the cat would jump.See also: dangledangle a carrot in front of someone or offer someone a carrot COMMON If you dangle a carrot in front of someone or offer them a carrot, you try to persuade them to do something by offering them a reward. The team have dangled a $17 million carrot in front of the Italian to remain in North America. He is to offer the public a new carrot by reducing petrol prices. Note: The words carrot, dangle and offer are used in other structures and expressions with a similar meaning. Tax cuts may be offered as a carrot to voters ahead of the next election. The money's dangling there like a huge carrot, and you want to grab it. Note: The image here is of someone encouraging a donkey to move forward by holding a carrot in front of it. See also: carrot, dangle, front, of, someonedingle(-dangle) n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.) Come on, Billy. Shake your dingle and put it away. dangle
A popular term for the first movement a patient is allowed, either after surgery under general anesthesia, or ‘under local’, in which the recuperee allows the feet to dangle over the side of the beddangle Nursing A popular term for the first movement a Pt is allowed, either after surgery under general anesthesia, or 'under local', where the recuperee allows his/her feet to dangle over the side of the beddangle
Synonyms for dangleverb hangSynonyms- hang
- swing
- trail
- sway
- flap
- hang down
- depend
verb waveSynonyms- wave
- swing
- flap
- wiggle
- jiggle
- joggle
verb offerSynonyms- offer
- flourish
- brandish
- flaunt
- tempt someone with
- lure someone with
- entice someone with
- tantalize someone with
Synonyms for dangleverb to fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from belowSynonyms- depend
- hang
- sling
- suspend
- swing
Synonyms for dangleverb hang freelySynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to dangle or hang freelyRelated Words |