Sự cúi xuống, sự gục xuống

Dốc, mặt dốc

Cách treo (một vật gì)

Ý riêng, nghĩa riêng; cách làm, cách nói

to get the hang of something

hiểu rõ cái gì

not to care a hang

(thông tục) bất chấp, cóc cần

Treo, mắc

to hang a picture

treo bức tranh

Treo cổ (người)

to hang oneself

treo cổ tự tử

hang him!

thằng chết tiệt!

hang it!

đồ chết tiệt!

Dán (giấy lên tường)

Gục (đầu, vì hổ thẹn...), cụp (tai, vì xấu hổ...)

Treo, bị treo, bị mắc

the picture hangs up against the wall

bức tranh (bị) treo trên tường

to hang by a thread

treo đầu sợi tóc (rất mong manh, nguy kịch)

( hanged) bị treo cổ

he will hang for it

nó sẽ bị treo cổ vì tội đó

Cheo leo, lơ lửng; phấp phới; rủ xuống, xoã xuống, thõng xuống, lòng thòng

a cloud of smoke hangs over the town

đám khói lơ lửng trên thành phố

curtain hangs loose

màn rủ lòng thòng

hair hangs down one's back

tóc xoã xuống lưng

Nghiêng

the mast hangs aft

cột buồm nghiêng về phía đuôi tàu

to hang about

đi lang thang, đi phất phơ, đi vơ vẩn, la cà

Quanh quẩn, quanh quất

Sắp đến, đến gần

There's a storm hanging about

Trời sắp có bão

to hang back

do dự, lưỡng lự

Có ý muốn lùi lại, chùn lại

to hang behind

tụt lại đằng sau, đà đẫn ở đằng sau

to hang down

rủ xuống, xoã xuống, bỏ thõng xuống, lòng thòng

Nghiêng, cúi

to hang down one's head

cúi đầu

to hang off

do dự, lưỡng lự

Lùi lại, chùn lại, có ý muốn lùi; (thông tục) muốn lĩnh, muốn chuồn

to hang on (upon)

dựa vào, tuỳ vào

Bám vào, bám riết lấy, cố bám, kiên trì ( (nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))

to hang on someone's arm

bám chặt lấy cánh tay ai

to hang upon the left flank of the enemy

bám chặt lấy cánh trái của địch

(thông tục) giữ máy (không cắt khi gọi dây nói)

to hang out

trèo ra ngoài; thò cổ ra ngoài (cửa sổ...); thè ra (lưỡi)

Thõng xuống, lòng thòng

(từ lóng) ở

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) lang thang, vơ vẩn lãng phí thời giờ (ở quán cà phê, tiệm trà...)

to hang together

đoàn kết với nhau, gắn bó với nhau

Có mạch lạc, ăn khớp với nhau (lập luận)

to hang up

treo lên

(nghĩa bóng) trì hoãn (không biết đến bao giờ mới làm)

to hang fire

nổ chậm (súng)

to hang heavy

trôi đi chậm chạp (thời gian)

to hang on (upon) somebody's lips (words)

lắng nghe như uống từng lời từng chữ của ai

to hang on the line

treo (tranh...) ngang tầm mắt

let it all hang out

hoàn toàn tự do, không bị ràng buộc

to hang in the balance

đi đến kết quả chung cuộc

one may/might as well be hanged/for a sheep as a lamb

tội nặng không xử đích đáng, ắt người ta sẽ phạm những tội nặng hơn

time hangs heavy

thời gian nặng nề trôi qua

with one's tongue hanging out

khát khô họng, khát thè lưỡi ra

and thereby hangs a tale

có một điều thú vị về sự việc vừa nêu ra

a peg to hang sth on

cái cớ để làm gì

treo lên

gác

mái dốc

mái nghiêng

mắc

mặt nghiêng

móc

móc vào

Suspend, depend, dangle; be poised or suspended, hover,swing: Hang the lantern from this branch. The laundry washanging on the line. 2 gibbet, send to the gallows, lynch,execute, kill, Colloq string up, stretch: They hanged twomurderers this morning.

Drape, fall: The skirt isn't hangingstraight.

Hang about or around. a loiter, wait, linger,dally, idle, tarry , Colloq hang out: He hangs about afterschool every day, waiting for Susan. b Also, hang about oraround (with). frequent, haunt, visit, spend time at; associatewith, socialize with, hobnob with, rub elbows with, consortwith, fraternize with, mix or mingle with, Colloq hang out(with): He hangs about the Golden Crown. I saw him hangingaround with some pretty unsavoury characters. 5 hang back(from). be reluctant, recoil (from), shrink (from), hesitate,falter, stay away (from): Move to the front of the queue anddon't hang back.

Hang fire. be delayed, remain unsettled orunfinished, be in suspense or abeyance; stall, hold up, delay:The decision will hang fire till after the election.

Hang on.a Also, hang on to. hold on (to), cling (to), clutch, grip,grasp, grab: Hang on to me when we're crossing the street. bwait, stay, stop: Hang on a minute - what did you call me? cwait, persist, remain, carry on, persevere, go on, hold out,endure, hold the phone, Colloq US hang in there: Hang on aminute, I have to put down the phone to get a pencil. d Also,hang on to or upon. listen carefully or attentively, give one'sundivided attention, be rapt: She hung on every word the guruuttered. e depend or rely (on), be dependent or contingent(on), be subject (to), be conditioned or conditional (on): Theentire project now hangs on their approval of the budget.

Hang one's head. be ashamed or humiliated or abashed or humbledor embarrassed: She hung her head as the store detectiveconfronted her with the stolen goods. 9 hang out. See 5 (a),above.

Hang over. be put off or postponed or delayed: Wemust first deal with matters hanging over from our last meeting.11 hang together. a unite, be united, be as one, sticktogether, join forces, cooperate, act in concert or harmony: Wemust hang together or we shall hang separately. b make sense,be logical, be consistent, correspond, match (up), cohere, becoherent: The statements issued yesterday and today just don'thang together.

Hang up. break the connection, disconnect,cut off, put down the receiver: Whenever a salesman phones, Isimply hang up.

V. (past and past part. hung except in sense 7) 1tr. a secure or cause to be supported from above, esp. with thelower part free. b (foll. by up, on, on to, etc.) attachloosely by suspending from the top.

Tr. set up (a door, gate,etc.) on its hinges so that it moves freely.

Tr. place (apicture) on a wall or in an exhibition.

Tr. attach(wallpaper) in vertical strips to a wall.

Tr. (foll. by on)colloq. attach the blame for (a thing) to (a person) (you can'thang that on me).

Tr. (foll. by with) decorate by hangingpictures or decorations etc. (a hall hung with tapestries).

Tr. & intr. (past and past part. hanged) a suspend or besuspended by the neck with a noosed rope until dead, esp. as aform of capital punishment. b as a mild oath (hang the expense;let everything go hang).

Tr. let droop (hang one's head).

Tr. suspend (meat or game) from a hook and leave it until dry ortender or high.

Intr. be or remain hung (in various senses).11 intr. remain static in the air.

Intr. (often foll. byover) be present or imminent, esp. oppressively or threateningly(a hush hung over the room).

Intr. (foll. by on) a becontingent or dependent on (everything hangs on thediscussions). b listen closely to (hangs on their every word).

N.

The way a thing hangs or falls.

A downward droop orbend.

(foll. by with) associate with (a person etc.). hangback 1 show reluctance to act or move.

Remain behind. hangfire be slow in taking action or in progressing. hang heavily(or heavy) (of time) pass slowly. hang in US colloq.

Persist, persevere.

Linger. hang on colloq.

Continue orpersevere, esp. with difficulty.

(often foll. by to) continueto hold or grasp.

(foll. by to) retain; fail to give back.

A wait for a short time. b (in telephoning) continue to listenduring a pause in the conversation. hang out 1 hang from awindow, clothes-line, etc.

Protrude or cause to protrudedownwards.

(foll. by of) lean out of (a window etc.).

Sl.reside or be often present. hang-out n. sl. a place one livesin or frequently visits. hang together 1 make sense.

Remainassociated. hang up 1 hang from a hook, peg, etc.

(oftenfoll. by on) end a telephone conversation, esp. abruptly (thenhe hung up on me).

Cause delay or difficulty to.

(usu. inpassive, foll. by on) sl. be a psychological or emotionalobsession or problem to (is really hung up on her father).hang-up n. sl. an emotional problem or inhibition. hung-overcolloq. suffering from a hangover. hung parliament aparliament in which no party has a clear majority. let it allhang out sl. be uninhibited or relaxed. not care (or give) ahang colloq. not care at all. [ON hanga (tr.) = OE hon, & f.OE hangian (intr.), f. Gmc]