hanger

/ˈhæŋə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæŋər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhaŋ-ər/ (ame, mw)

hanger — noun

  • hangersingular
  • hangersplural

1. a frame, often shaped like a triangle with a hook on top, that you slip inside a

1.名詞A2
釋義

a frame, often shaped like a triangle with a hook on top, that you slip inside a shirt, jacket, or other piece of clothing so you can hang it up in a wardrobe or on a rail.

例句

Mira folded the dress over a wooden hanger and put it in her closet.

on/over a hanger — the object is the garment

There were thirty empty hangers swinging in the hotel wardrobe.

plural use; counted like any other countable noun

同義詞
  • coat hanger

    the full, more explicit name for the same object; common in everyday speech.

  • clothes hanger

    another full name; slightly more formal than 'coat hanger'.

文法句型

a hanger

on a hanger

put X on a hanger

用法筆記

Often paired with the material it is made of: wooden, plastic, or wire hanger. The wire kind is associated with dry cleaners; wooden ones are seen as nicer.

常見錯誤

She hung her coat in a hanger.
She hung her coat on a hanger.
💡the preposition is 'on', not 'in'.