请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hung
释义

Definition of hung in English:

hung

verbhʌŋhəŋ
  • past and past participle of hang
adjective hʌŋhəŋ
  • 1(of an elected body) having no political party with an overall majority.

    a hung parliament
    in a hung council, his vote would be eagerly sought by either party
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no doubt that the voters wanted to shake up the status quo and they have done this by creating what is almost a hung parliament.
    • If repeated nationwide, this swing would produce a hung parliament.
    • For any of the major parties to gain outright control of the hung council, it would require a major swing in votes.
    • The markets will have been relieved that the election did not result in a hung parliament, as they hate uncertainty.
    • Warwickshire on the other hand has remained a hung council, with no overall majority.
    1. 1.1 (of a jury) unable to agree on a verdict.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nine of the twelve jurors voted to acquit them, and the judge declared a hung jury.
      • Was there a correlation between particular kinds of cases, and hung juries?
      • In his first trial there was a hung jury, but in the second he was found guilty.
      • The first trial resulted in a hung jury, the jury couldn't reach a unanimous decision.
      • This trial in fact, as a matter of record in this Court, was a retrial following a hung jury.
  • 2hung up about/oninformal Emotionally confused or disturbed.

    people are hung up in all sorts of ways
    Synonyms
    confused, at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, muddled, perplexed
    1. 2.1hung up about/on Obsessed with or worried about.
      guys are so hung up about the way they look
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's really not something I'd get hung up about.
      • Travis just smiled and said, ‘I told you were hung up about a girl.’
      • Colors were a bit flat, but overall had a nice tonality to them - deep browns and blacks, a bit shadowy in interior scenes, but nothing to get hung up about.
      • As a society, we're all too hung up about weight anyway.
      • But next time you get hung up about any of this, remember that time might change this relationship anyway.
      • For me, a better life would be a world where musicians are really appreciated and people don't get so hung up about being cool.
      • While rolling his eyes, he scoffed, ‘You aren't still hung up about that are you?
      • I was encouraged to concentrate on my delivery and perfect my technique rather than get hung up about the jack or bowl.
      • Some parents get a little too hung up about how their kids perform on the field.
      • Mum was very hung up about sex and men in general and said I really shouldn't have sex until I was married.
      • Maybe I should not get so hung up about having to finish something.
      • It's funny that, while we don't even know what intelligence is, we still get hung up about it, just like all of our little physical insecurities.
      • ‘We are deeply hung up about what we look like, about what we eat, about what we can and cannot change about ourselves,’ she says.
      • I've tried not to get hung up about it, because I'm not an impersonator, so for me, it's all just the fun of it.
      • Bloggers who get hung up over audience size are still thinking in mass-media terms.
      • To make such judgements, you need knowledge of the past - but don't get hung up about it.
      • I don't get too hung up about business, I don't take it that seriously.
      • I've known Tyler since ninth grade, and I've never seen him so hung up about a girl.
      • Rocky wasn't really hung up about fashion, but these uniforms were bad.
      • ‘Tell me what you were so hung up about,’ she said, turning to face him.
      Synonyms
      infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, love-struck by, head over heels in love with, hopelessly in love with, obsessed with, passionate about, consumed with desire for, devoted to, doting on, greatly enamoured of, very attracted to, very taken with, charmed by, captivated by, enchanted by, enthralled by, bewitched by, beguiled by, under someone's spell, hypnotized by
  • 3informal predicative Used in similes to refer to the size of a man's genitals.

    he's hung like a horse

Rhymes

among, bung, clung, dung, flung, lung, outflung, rung, shantung, slung, sprung, strung, stung, sung, swung, tongue, underslung, wrung, young
 
 

Definition of hung in US English:

hung

verbhəNGhəŋ
  • past and past participle of hang
adjectivehəNGhəŋ
  • 1(of a jury) unable to agree on a verdict.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This trial in fact, as a matter of record in this Court, was a retrial following a hung jury.
    • The first trial resulted in a hung jury, the jury couldn't reach a unanimous decision.
    • Nine of the twelve jurors voted to acquit them, and the judge declared a hung jury.
    • In his first trial there was a hung jury, but in the second he was found guilty.
    • Was there a correlation between particular kinds of cases, and hung juries?
    1. 1.1 (of an elected body) having no political party with an overall majority.
      a hung parliament
      in a hung council, his vote would be eagerly sought by either party
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If repeated nationwide, this swing would produce a hung parliament.
      • Warwickshire on the other hand has remained a hung council, with no overall majority.
      • There is no doubt that the voters wanted to shake up the status quo and they have done this by creating what is almost a hung parliament.
      • For any of the major parties to gain outright control of the hung council, it would require a major swing in votes.
      • The markets will have been relieved that the election did not result in a hung parliament, as they hate uncertainty.
  • 2hung upinformal predicative Emotionally confused or disturbed.

    people are hung up in all sorts of ways
    Synonyms
    confused, at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, muddled, perplexed
    1. 2.1hung up about/on Have a psychological or emotional obsession or problem about.
      guys are so hung up about the way they look
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But next time you get hung up about any of this, remember that time might change this relationship anyway.
      • Some parents get a little too hung up about how their kids perform on the field.
      • ‘Tell me what you were so hung up about,’ she said, turning to face him.
      • ‘We are deeply hung up about what we look like, about what we eat, about what we can and cannot change about ourselves,’ she says.
      • I've tried not to get hung up about it, because I'm not an impersonator, so for me, it's all just the fun of it.
      • I don't get too hung up about business, I don't take it that seriously.
      • It's really not something I'd get hung up about.
      • I've known Tyler since ninth grade, and I've never seen him so hung up about a girl.
      • To make such judgements, you need knowledge of the past - but don't get hung up about it.
      • For me, a better life would be a world where musicians are really appreciated and people don't get so hung up about being cool.
      • It's funny that, while we don't even know what intelligence is, we still get hung up about it, just like all of our little physical insecurities.
      • Rocky wasn't really hung up about fashion, but these uniforms were bad.
      • I was encouraged to concentrate on my delivery and perfect my technique rather than get hung up about the jack or bowl.
      • As a society, we're all too hung up about weight anyway.
      • Maybe I should not get so hung up about having to finish something.
      • Bloggers who get hung up over audience size are still thinking in mass-media terms.
      • Colors were a bit flat, but overall had a nice tonality to them - deep browns and blacks, a bit shadowy in interior scenes, but nothing to get hung up about.
      • While rolling his eyes, he scoffed, ‘You aren't still hung up about that are you?
      • Travis just smiled and said, ‘I told you were hung up about a girl.’
      • Mum was very hung up about sex and men in general and said I really shouldn't have sex until I was married.
      Synonyms
      infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, love-struck by, head over heels in love with, hopelessly in love with, obsessed with, passionate about, consumed with desire for, devoted to, doting on, greatly enamoured of, very attracted to, very taken with, charmed by, captivated by, enchanted by, enthralled by, bewitched by, beguiled by, under someone's spell, hypnotized by
    2. 2.2 Delayed or detained.
      my mother was probably hung up in traffic
  • 3vulgar slang predicative Used especially in similes to refer to the size of a man's penis.

    he's hung like a horse
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 16:45:15