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a [type] hanging
指装饰性的悬挂物，如挂毯、窗帘等，是可数名词。
She bought a beautiful tapestry hanging for the living room.
她为客厅买了一件漂亮的挂毯。
绞刑；上吊
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绞刑；上吊
The act of killing someone or oneself by hanging from a rope around the neck.
She bought a beautiful tapestry hanging for the living room.
她为客厅买了一件漂亮的挂毯。
The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
The hanging on the wall depicted a pastoral scene.
墙上的挂毯描绘了一幅田园风光。
The public denounced the hanging of the prisoner as unjust.
公众谴责对这名囚犯的绞刑是不公正的。
She admired the colorful hanging that framed the window.
她欣赏着装饰窗户的彩色挂帘。
指装饰性的悬挂物，如挂毯、窗帘等，是可数名词。
She bought a beautiful tapestry hanging for the living room.
她为客厅买了一件漂亮的挂毯。
指作为一种死刑方式的绞刑。
The murderer was sentenced to death by hanging.
凶手被判处绞刑。
指一次绞刑事件，形容词描述性质（如公开、司法等）。
The public hanging drew a large crowd.
公开绞刑吸引了大批人群。
Not this
There are many beautiful hang on the wall.
Use this
There are many beautiful hangings on the wall.
错误使用了动词原形“hang”来代替名词“hanging”。作“悬挂物”讲时，“hanging”是名词，其复数形式为“hangings”。
Not this
He was sentenced to hanged.
Use this
He was sentenced to hanging.
错误使用了动词过去分词“hanged”来代替名词“hanging”。作“绞刑”讲时，“hanging”是名词，而“hanged”是动词“hang”的过去分词，不能作介词宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
绞刑处死
He was sentenced to death by hanging.
他被判处绞刑。
公开绞刑
Public hangings were once attended by large crowds.
公开绞刑曾吸引大批人群观看。
壁挂；挂饰
She bought a colorful wall hanging at the market.
她在市场买了一件色彩鲜艳的壁挂。
上吊自杀
The report ruled the death a suicide by hanging.
报告判定该死亡为上吊自杀。
千钧一发；岌岌可危
After the scandal, his career was hanging by a thread.
丑闻过后，他的事业岌岌可危。
悬而未决；结果未定
The fate of the peace talks is hanging in the balance.
和平谈判的成败仍悬而未决。
（担心或威胁）压在心头；挥之不去
The deadline was hanging over my head all weekend.
那个截止日期整个周末都压在我心头。
绞刑和娶妻都由命运决定。
In the past, a public hanging was often seen as a form of entertainment.
在过去，公开绞刑常被视为一种娱乐形式。
Use hanging naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一根绳子：hang是吊，ing表示状态；吊着的布是壁毯，吊着人是绞刑。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律与历史叙述、家居装饰、展览布置 该词作名词时，义项横跨较正式与中性用法：“绞刑/上吊”多用于法律、历史等正式语境，而“挂饰、挂帘、壁毯”等义常见于日常家居或展示布置语境。具体语气随搭配领域变化，通常需根据上下文判断。
作‘绞刑’解时通常不可数，作‘悬挂物’解时可数，有复数形式hangings.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.