hang可用作名詞表示懸掛，暫停，終止等含義；hang表示懸掛時，可用作及物動詞或不及物動詞，hang也有抓緊，裝飾，緊握等含義。

一.用作名詞

1.懸掛

He adjusted the hang of his coat.

他改變了衣服的懸掛方式。

2.暫停，中止

二.用作動詞

1.懸掛，懸著，垂下

There we saw a picture hanging on the wall.

在那兒我們看到墻上掛著一幅畫。

We wanted to hang up the picture of the family in the hallway.

我們想把家族的照片懸掛在走廊。

2.裝飾

The picture was hung on the line.

墻上顯眼的地方裝飾著一幅畫。

Trophies were hung all over the wall in his room.

他房間的墻上飾滿了戰(zhàn)利品。

3.（被）絞死，吊死

The five were expected to be hanged at 7 am on Tuesday.

那5個人將在周二早上7點被施以絞刑。

It is right that their murderers should hang.

謀殺他們的兇手就應該被絞死。

4.抓牢，緊握

She was hanging to my hand.

她一直緊握著我的手。

Hang on to my arm in the crowd.

在擁擠的人群里緊緊抓住我的胳膊。

5.懸浮

Smoke hangs in the air.

空中彌漫著煙霧。