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——“Hang by a thread”是什
么意思？难道是“被线挂着”？
“熟词偏义”是英语中常见的情况，
看似每个单词都认识，
连在一起就不知道是什么意思。
Hang 是悬挂的意思，thread 是线的意思
"Hang by a thread"字面意思是“被线挂着”
引申为“ 千钧一发，岌岌可危，危在旦夕”， 跟成语“千钧一发”有异曲同工之妙。
The mayor's political future has been hanging by a thread since the fraud scandal.
欺诈丑闻爆出后，市长的政治前途岌岌可危。
hang 除了常用的动词形式，也是名词，表示“ (衣服、织物等的)悬挂方式，下垂”
get (or have) the hang of
to learn how to do something, especially if it is not obvious or simple
学会做（尤指不那么简单明了的事）
例句：
I've never used this program before.Don't worry - you'll soon get the hang of it.
我以前从未使用过这个系统。别担心──你很快就会用的。
hang 作为动词时，可以组成很多的固定搭配，今天来分享几个！
hang around
to move or do things slow//www.58yuanyou.comly
缓慢地移动；缓慢地做
例句：
Go and pack but don't hang around - we have to go in an hour.
赶快去收拾行李，别慢吞吞的——一小时后我们必须出发。
hang around with sb
to spend time with someone
与（某人）厮混
例句：
I got into drugs because I was hanging arou原由网nd with the wrong people.
我染上了毒瘾，这是因为我与坏人混在一起。
hang around (somewhere)
to wait or spend time somewhere, usually for no particular reason
闲逛，闲荡
例句：
I thought I'd hang around for a while and see if she comes.
我想在这儿闲逛一会儿，看看她是否会来。
hang in there
said as a way of telling someone to not g//www.58yuanyou.comive up, despite difficulties
坚持住，挺住
例句：
Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it'll be OK.
到了学期中间功课会变得很难，但坚持下去就会好的。
hang sth on sb
to blame someone for something, especially something they did not do
把（尤指某人没做过的事）怪罪在（某人）头上；冤枉某人
例句：
I wasn't anywhere near the house when the window was broken, so you can't hang that on me!
窗玻璃被打破的时候我根本就不在房子附近，所以你不能把这个怪到我头上！
hang tough
to not change your actions or opiwww.58yuanyou.comnions although other people try to make you do this
立场坚定，毫不妥协
例句：
The president is hanging tough on the hostage crisis.
总统在处理人质危机时//www.58yuanyou.com毫不妥协。
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编辑排版：李思锦
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