1 C1 习语 正式
完全依赖某事；由单一因素决定。
"The fate of the entire company hangs upon this one contract."
“
Much hangs upon the outcome of the vote.
— The Economist (general usage, formal press)
不可分离
hang upon
C1 正式 不可分离 及物
完全依赖某事，或以极其专注的状态去听/看。
通俗解释
完全需要某事，或非常专心地注意某事。
"hang upon" 的含义
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
2 C1 习语 正式
以极其专注和钦佩的态度听或看某人。
"The students hung upon their professor's every word."
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And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, / That one small head could carry all he knew. / The village all declared how much he knew; / 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too; / ... and words of learned length and thundering sound / Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around; / And still they hang upon his words with open mouth.
— Oliver Goldsmith, 'The Deserted Village', 1770 (paraphrase of the original passage; exact line: concept of 'hanging upon words' is widely attributed to Goldsmith and similar Romantic-era writers)
不可分离
字面 vs 引申
字面意思
悬挂在上方某物上，或附着在其上。
实际含义
完全需要某事，或非常专心地注意某事。
使用提示
在现代英语里多见于文学或较古旧的用法。更常见于旧文本和正式写作中。表示“专心听”时，最常见于短语“hang upon someone's every word/lips”。
"hang upon" 的常见搭配
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
words lips outcome decision result fate
如何变位 "hang upon"
最常用的五种时态形式。
原形
hang upon
我/你/我们/他们
第三人称
hangs upon
他/她/它
过去式
hung upon
昨天
过去分词
hung upon
have + pp
-ing 形式
hanging upon
进行时
听听母语者怎么说 "hang upon"
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