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overhung

/verb oh-ver-huhng; adjective oh-ver-huhng/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈhʌŋ; adjective ˈoʊ vərˌhʌŋ //

悬空的,悬空,悬悬空空的,悬悬空空

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Definitions

v.动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : simple past tense and past participle of overhang.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : hung or suspended from above: an overhung door.

Examples

  • Sometimes the galleries of coal mines are overhung with beautiful proportions of extinct vegetable forms.

  • A blob of blue smoke curled out of a hole the size of a hogshead in a steep bank overhung with alders.

  • They disembarked at the clump of cedars, and made the canoe fast to the trunk of one that overhung the water.

  • This rustic porch, overhung with luxuriant vines, evidently served as the family sitting-room.

  • A smile was on her face, and a song was on her lips, as the canoe shot into the mist that overhung the water.