dangle
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely. 懸掛; 懸擺
A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist. 一只金手鐲在他左腕上晃來晃去。
2. V-T If you say that someone is dangling something attractive before you, you mean they are offering it to you in order to try to influence you in some way. 炫示
They dangle hope in front of our eyes, then snatch it clear away. 他們?cè)谖覀冄矍办攀鞠M?,然后將它一把奪走。
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dangle /?d??ɡ?l/ (dangling,dangled,dangles)
劍橋詞典
- [ 不及物動(dòng)詞:后面不接賓語的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]
to hang loosely , or to hold something so that it hangs loosely
(使)垂下;(使)懸蕩;懸掛;提著來回?cái)[動(dòng)
Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall . 松散的電線從墻上垂了下來。
He dangled the puppet in front of the children . 他在孩子們面前耍木偶。
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]
to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something
(為了說服某人去做某事而)用…作為許諾,答應(yīng)用…作為回報(bào)
I've tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school , but nothing works . 為了讓他學(xué)習(xí)用心點(diǎn)兒,我曾試過種種許諾,可是根本不起任何作用。 返回 dangle