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
hangings — plural of hanging
挂饰；挂帘；壁毯；悬挂方式；挂法；绞死；绞杀；悬挂；[法] 绞刑
The act of killing someone or oneself by hanging from a rope around the neck.
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。
用法提示：这里'hangings'作为可数名词，意为'挂毯'，指悬挂在墙上的装饰物。
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。
用法提示：这里'hanging'作为不可数名词，意为'绞刑'，指一种死刑方式。
She admired the colorful hanging that framed the window.
她欣赏着装饰窗户的彩色挂帘。
用法提示：这里'hanging'作为可数名词，意为'挂帘'，指悬挂的织物。
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。
通常指挂在窗户或舞台前的帘子；若指墙上挂毯则不宜使用。
常指较厚重、垂坠感强的窗帘，多用复数 drapes；比 curtain 更正式。
特指织有图案或花纹的墙上挂饰，有装饰工艺色彩，与普通窗帘不同。
泛指挂在墙上的任何装饰物，是 hanging 最常见的同义复合词。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many beautiful hang on the wall.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was sentenced to hanged.
正确表达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。
区别在于意义：'hanging' 指悬挂的装饰物或绞刑，而 'drapery' 专指窗帘或布料装饰。
区别在于意义：'hanging' 是一种具体的绞刑方式，而 'execution' 是泛指处决。
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。
bang+ing
clang+ing
twang+ing
ring+ing
sing+ing
swing+ing
hang (root) + -ing (suffix)
root word
hang (root) + -er (suffix)
over- (prefix) + hang (root)
执行绞刑所用的架子，是hanging（绞刑）场景中的核心物体。
套在脖子上的绳圈，是hanging过程中直接使用的工具。
公开处决时搭建的台子，绞刑常在scaffold上进行。
绞刑中使用的基本工具，用于系住受刑者。
绞刑架下可打开的地板，受刑者坠落致死，是hanging执行方式的一部分。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.