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    A hang-up is a worry or a shy feeling that sits in you and will not go, even when there is no strong reason for it. Someone may have a hang-up about their accent, their body, money, or speaking in front of a group. Other people often cannot see why it matters; that is part of the meaning.

    A hang-up ishang-up 是 a worry or a shy feeling一種擔心或彆扭的感覺, that sits in you它待在你心裡 and will not go趕不走, even when即使 there is no strong reason for it根本沒有什麼強的理由。Someone一個人 about their accent, their body, money, or speaking in front of a group可能對自己的口音、身材、錢,或在一群人面前說話 may have a hang-up有心結。Other people別人 often常常 cannot see看不出 why it matters這有什麼要緊; that is part of the meaning這也是這個字意思的一部分

    The word is informal. You will hear it from older speakers especially, though young people still use it.

    The word這個字 is informal是口語、非正式的。You你 especially尤其 from older speakers會從年長的人口中 will hear it聽到它, though young people still use it不過年輕人也還在用

    Though actually, hang up as a verb is also what you do to a phone when the call is over — that is a different use. This noun is the feeling, usually written with a : a hang-up. If someone is hung up on a thing, they have a hang-up about it.

    Though actually不過, hang up as a verbhang up 當動詞 is also也是 when the call is over電話講完時 what you do to a phone你對電話做的那個動作 — that is a different use那是另一個用法。This noun這個名詞 is the feeling指的是那種感覺, usually written通常寫成 with a hyphen加連字號的樣子: a hang-up。If someone is hung up on a thing如果說一個人 hung up on 某件事, they have a hang-up about it就是他對那件事有 hang-up

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組成From the verb hang up. The picture is a worry that hangs there and will not drop.

同家族的字

  • hang upthe noun comes from this verb
  • hung upif you are hung up on something, you have a hang-up about it

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

hang-upnoun

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    informalAn emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition, in particular concerning one's sex life.

    • Near-synonyms: neurosis, obsession, complex
    • We’re said to have so many hang-ups that we don’t even talk about sex until we’re in the pub, and to need to be blind drunk before anything approaching physical contact occurs.
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    An unforeseen obstacle to progress; a hitch or delay.

    • Near-synonym: setback
    • What a hang up I got into at once! As I look back on it it's incredible that I could have been so damned dumb.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。