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. 一衹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. 他們在我們眼前炫示希望,然後將它一把奪走。
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dangle /?d??ɡ?l/ (dangling,dangled,dangles)
劍橋詞典
- [ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to hang loosely , or to hold something so that it hangs loosely
(使)垂下;(使)懸蕩;懸掛;提著來廻擺動
Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall . 松散的電線從牆上垂了下來。
He dangled the puppet in front of the children . 他在孩子們麪前耍木偶。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something
(爲(wèi)了說服某人去做某事而)用…作爲(wèi)許諾,答應(yīng)用…作爲(wèi)廻報
I've tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school , but nothing works . 爲(wèi)了讓他學(xué)習(xí)用心點兒,我曾試過種種許諾,可是根本不起任何作用。 返回 dangle