释义 |
noun | verb hingehinge1 /hɪndʒ/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYhinge1Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from an unrecorded Old English hencg, from hon; ➔ HANG1 a metal part used to fasten a door to its frame, a lid to a box, etc., so that it can swing open and closed noun | verb hingehinge2 verb VERB TABLEhinge |
Present | I, you, we, they | hinge | | he, she, it | hinges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hinged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hinged | | he, she, it | has hinged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hinged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hinge | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hinged |
hinge on/upon something phrasal verb if a result hinges on something happening, it depends on it completely: The case hinges on whether the jury believed the defendants. |