Meaning
“Hang up”是一个常用的英语表达，主要用于电话交流中。它的基本意思是“挂断电话”。当你结束与某人的电话交谈时，你通常会“hang up”。例如，当你说“Please hang up the phone”时，意思是请把电话挂断。
这个短语动词不仅限于字面意义，还可以用于比喻的场景中。例如，当某人因为某种情感或心理障碍而无法继续某事时，可以说他们有“hang-ups”。在这种情况下，“hang-up”指的是心理上的障碍或顾虑。
使用“hang up”时，注意它的时态变化。在过去时中，我们会说“hung up”。例如，“I hung up the phone after the conversation”表示在对话结束后我挂断了电话。
总的来说，“hang up”是一个在日常生活中非常实用的表达，不仅用于电话场合，还可以描述情感上的障碍。
Today's Sentences
01
She got angry and hung up on me.
Situation
Have you talked to your girlfriend yet?
你和你的女朋友谈过了吗？
I called last night.
昨晚我打了电话。
Did you talk it over and apologize?
你们是否已经讨论过并道歉了？
Well, she got angry and hung up on me.
好吧，她生气了，然后挂断了我的电话。
02
The shipment was hung up at customs.
Situation
I need a location on the package.
我需要包裹的位置。
Well, I know that the shipment was hung up at customs.
嗯，我知道货物在海关被卡住了。
And you can’t track it right now?
而且您现在无法追踪它吗？
No, I haven’t got any new updates on the logistics.
不，我没有关于物流的新更新。
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "hang up" is intransitive, transitive and separable. Let’s look at the characteristics of this phrasal verb.
短语动词“hang up”是不及物动词、及物动词，并且是可分的。让我们来看一下这个短语动词的特点。
- Intransitive - Intransitive verbs don't need an object to make sense – they have meaning on their own.
Example 1 - She was so annoyed that she hung up without saying goodbye.
Example 2 - I called him, but he hung up after a few seconds. - Transitive - A verb is transitive when the action of the verb passes from the subject to the direct object.
Example 1 - She hung up her coat as soon as she got home.
Example 2 - She hung up the phone before I could say goodbye. - Separable - Separable phrasal verbs can be broken up by other words.
Example 1 - He hung the phone up and walked away.
Example 2 - She hung the decorations up before the guests arrived.
不及物动词 - 不及物动词不需要宾语也能表达完整的意义——它们自身就有意义。
例子 1 - 她非常生气，以至于没说再见就挂了电话。
例子 2 - 我打电话给他，但几秒钟后他就挂断了。
例子 1 - 她非常生气，以至于没说再见就挂了电话。
例子 2 - 我打电话给他，但几秒钟后他就挂断了。
及物动词 - 当动词的动作从主语传递到直接宾语时，该动词为及物动词。
例子 1 - 她一回到家就把外套“hung up”了。
例子 2 - 我还没来得及说再见，她就“hung up”了电话。
例子 1 - 她一回到家就把外套“hung up”了。
例子 2 - 我还没来得及说再见，她就“hung up”了电话。
可分离 - 可分离短语动词可以被其他词打断。
例子 1 - 他把电话挂断然后走开了。
例子 2 - 她在客人到来之前把装饰品挂起来了。
例子 1 - 他把电话挂断然后走开了。
例子 2 - 她在客人到来之前把装饰品挂起来了。
Related Words that mean disconnecting a call: Cut off, end the call, disconnect, put down the phone, terminate the call.
相关词汇 意思是 断开电话：Cut off, end the call, disconnect, put down the phone, terminate the call.
Related Words for suspending sth: suspend, place on a hanger, put on a hook.
“suspending sth” 的相关词：suspend、place on a hanger、put on a hook。
Related Words for causing delay for sth: Delay, hold up, hinder, obstruct, stall
“causing delay for sth” 的相关词：Delay, hold up, hinder, obstruct, stall
