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hang; announce; miss; differ greatly; dangerous
Meanings
8 senses · 24 examplesverb
hang; suspend; fasten upward
Refers to attaching something to a high point without touching the ground or surface below.
Every household will hang lanterns and decorate with colored ribbons during the Spring Festival.
He hung the photo on the wall of the bedroom.
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This billboard hangs above the road.
He hung his clothes on a clothes rack to dry.
This chandelier hangs in the center of the living room.
verb
announce publicly; offer a reward
formalMost commonly used for offering a reward for information or capturing a suspect.
The police offered a reward for information leading to the capture of the fugitive suspect.
The government offered a prize for urban planning proposals.
verb
raise; keep off the ground
formalMost commonly used for holding one's wrist or arm off a surface while writing or painting.
When writing with a brush, you should raise your wrist so you can control the brush tip properly.
He wrote on the blackboard with his arm raised off the surface.
verb
unresolved; pending; without result
Describes matters, cases, or questions that have not been settled or concluded.
This robbery case has been pending for half a year, and the police have not found any clues.
The approval for this project is still unresolved.
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His job offer is still pending, and he doesn't know if he can start work smoothly.
verb
miss; worry about; be concerned for
literaryDescribes feeling anxious or concerned about someone or something.
Mom waited for her daughter to come home from school with a worried heart.
He has been anxiously hoping that his family far away will return safely.
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When he learned his friend had arrived safely, his worried heart finally relaxed.
verb
conjecture; imagine; form a mental concept
formalRefers to creating ideas or plans without real evidence or practical basis.
Scientists cannot make unfounded assumptions; they must base their work on experimental data.
The plot of this story is too imaginative and does not fit real-world logic.
adjective
far apart; greatly differ
Describes significant gaps in distance, level, or quality between two things or people.
There is a huge gap in living standards between urban and rural areas.
The cultural traditions of the two countries are vastly different.
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Their strengths are vastly different, so the game outcome was completely predictable.
adjective
dangerous; risky; close to disaster
informalUsed exclusively in informal spoken dialect contexts to describe a narrow escape or risky situation.
Walking mountain roads alone in the dark is so dangerous!
That was so close! I almost fell into the well.
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That car almost hit me just now, that was a close call!
I missed passing the exam by one point, that was so close.