dangle
['dæŋ.gl] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely （使）垂下；（使）悬着，悬挂；把…吊起来•Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.松散的电线从墙上垂下来。 •He dangled the puppet in front of the children.他在孩子们面前玩木偶。 transitive
■to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade them to do something （为了说服某人去做某事而）用…作为承诺，答应用…作为回报•I've tried dangling all sorts of offers before him/ in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.为了让他学习用心点，我曾试过种种承诺，可是根本不起任何作用。 |