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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

pendulous

/pen-juh-luhs, pen-duh-/US // ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn də- //UK // (ˈpɛndjʊləs) //

下垂,下沉式,下沉,下垂的

Related Words

dangling悬空的,悬而未决,悬空,悬而未决的dependent依赖的,依赖性,依赖性的,依靠的drooping下垂的,低垂的,垂头丧气,下垂pending待定,待定的,待决,待处理suspended暂停,暂停使用,悬浮,悬挂unsettled不安分的,不安的,不安稳的,不安的状态pensile无柄,无柄的,无裂缝,无裂纹swinging摆动,摆动的,摇摆,摇摆不定pendant垂饰,挂件,下垂物,垂体pendent下垂,下垂式,下坠式,下垂的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
    • : swinging freely; oscillating.
    • : vacillating or undecided; wavering.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.hanging
Synonyms
dangling悬空的,悬而未决,悬空,悬而未决的dependent依赖的,依赖性,依赖性的,依靠的drooping下垂的,低垂的,垂头丧气,下垂pendant垂饰,挂件,下垂物,垂体pendent下垂,下垂式,下坠式,下垂的pending待定,待定的,待决,待处理pendulant悬而未决,悬而不决,悬而未决的,悬垂的pensile无柄,无柄的,无裂缝,无裂纹suspended暂停,暂停使用,悬浮,悬挂swinging摆动,摆动的,摇摆,摇摆不定unsettled不安分的,不安的,不安稳的,不安的状态

Examples

  • The tail is white, short and pendulous, but does not descend lower than the thighs.

  • The bird unfolded its wings, and arose in flight; then slowly circled round the pendulous globe.

  • Below a flattened, shapeless wedge of nose, his thick pendulous lips worked in and out in worried and laborious thought.

  • In despairing rapture I clutched after a neck ornament hung with pendulous pearls as large as plums.

  • He lost flesh everywhere except around the waist, so that his belly, hitherto inconspicuous, looked almost pendulous.

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