Noun:

1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window;

   "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
   

2. a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead;

   "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
   

3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely);

   "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
   

executionn.处决；执行；实施

dependentadj.依靠的；依赖的；从属的

gallowsn.绞刑架

curtainn.窗帘；门帘；幕(布)vt.(用帘)装饰；(以帘)遮蔽

flyingadj.飞似的；飞行的；会飞的n.飞行；飞机驾驶动词fly的现在分词.

pendentadj.下垂的；悬而未决的=pendant.

wall hangingn.壁毯

slackadj.松弛的；懈怠的；萧条的n.松弛的部分；松散；淡季vt.使缓慢；疏忽vi.变松弛；逃避工作

droopyadj.下垂的；无精打采的

suspendedadj.被暂时搁置的

pendulousadj.下垂的；摇摆的；摇摆不定的

trailingadj.蔓生的n.拖尾动词trail的现在分词形式.

swingingadj.摆动的；活跃的；性放任的动词swing的现在分词.

looseadj.松的；宽松的；不确切的；不牢固的；放纵的n.解放；放任；放纵v.弄松；释放；放枪adv.松散地

lynchingn.处私刑动词lynch的现在分词形式.

killingn.谋杀；杀戮adj.使人疲乏的；迷人的动词kill的现在分词.

tapestryn.挂毯v.饰以织锦画

carpetn.地毯；地毯状物vt.铺盖；铺以地毯

drapen.布帘；褶皱v.用布帘覆盖；（使）呈褶裥状；悬挂

draperyn.布料；纺织品；打摺悬挂的布；窗帘布料

danglingv.摇晃；悬垂；挂着；追求n.摇摆；摇摆物

suspensionn.暂停；中止；悬挂；悬浮液

pendantn.垂饰；悬挂物adj.下垂的；悬而未决的（=pendent）

1. As he fell, he grasped at a hanging chain.
   当他跌倒时，便往一条悬挂的绳子抓去。

1. At last he was hunted down and killed by hanging.
   最后，他还是遭到追捕，被处以绞刑。
2. They want to bring back hanging as a punishment.
   他们想重新使用绞刑作为惩罚。

1. He was seen hanging about in the garden.
   有人看见他在花园中徘徊。
2. A portiere was hanging in front of the door.
   门前挂着一幅门帘。
3. The monkey was hanging head downwards from the branch.
   猴子头向下倒挂在树枝上。
4. She wrung out the clothes before hanging them up to dry.
   她把衣服晾出来晒干以前先把它们拧干。