Meaning
「Hang up」這個片語動詞在英語中常用來描述結束電話通話的動作。當你結束與某人的電話交談時，通常會按下手機上的結束通話按鍵，這個動作就可以用「Hang up」來表達。
此外，「Hang up」也可以用於比喻的情境中，表示某人因某些原因而中止或停止某件事情。例如，當一個人因為過去的失敗而無法繼續前進，他可能會說：「I have a hang-up about it」，意思是他對此事有心理障礙。
在日常生活中，無論是在電話交談中或是面對心理障礙時，「Hang up」都經常出現並廣泛使用。了解這個表達方式有助於增強你的英語交流能力。
Today's Sentences
01
She got angry and hung up on me.
Situation
Have you talked to your girlfriend yet?
您和您的女朋友談過了嗎？
I called last night.
昨晚我打了電話。
Did you talk it over and apologize?
你們是否討論過並道歉了呢？
Well, she got angry and hung up on me.
嗯，她生氣了，然後就掛斷了我的電話。
02
The shipment was hung up at customs.
Situation
I need a location on the package.
我需要包裹的位置資訊。
Well, I know that the shipment was hung up at customs.
好的，我知道貨物被卡在海關了。
And you can’t track it right now?
而且你現在無法追蹤它嗎？
No, I haven’t got any new updates on the logistics.
不，我沒有關於運輸的新更新。
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "hang up" is intransitive, transitive and separable. Let’s look at the characteristics of this phrasal verb.
片語動詞「hang up」是「不及物動詞」、「及物動詞」和「可分動詞」。讓我們來看看這個片語動詞的特點。
- 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.
不及物動詞 - 不及物動詞不需要賓語也能表達完整的意思，它們自身就具有意義。
例子 1 - 她非常生氣，以至於沒有說再見就直接「hung up」。
例子 2 - 我打電話給他，但他在幾秒鐘後就「hung up」。
例子 1 - 她非常生氣，以至於沒有說再見就直接「hung up」。
例子 2 - 我打電話給他，但他在幾秒鐘後就「hung up」。
及物動詞 - 當動詞的動作從主語傳遞到直接賓語時，該動詞為及物動詞。
例子 1 - She hung up her coat as soon as she got home.
例子 2 - She hung up the phone before I could say goodbye.
例子 1 - She hung up her coat as soon as she got home.
例子 2 - She hung up the phone before I could say goodbye.
可分 - 可分的片語動詞可以被其他單詞分開。
例子 1 - He hung the phone up and walked away.
例子 2 - She hung the decorations up before the guests arrived.
例子 1 - He hung the phone up and walked away.
例子 2 - She hung the decorations up before the guests arrived.
Related Words that mean disconnecting a call: Cut off, end the call, disconnect, put down the phone, terminate the call.
相關詞彙 意指 掛斷電話：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.
Related Words for suspending sth: 懸掛, 掛在衣架上, 掛在鉤子上。
Related Words for causing delay for sth: Delay, hold up, hinder, obstruct, stall
與 causing delay for sth 相關的詞彙: Delay, hold up, hinder, obstruct, stall
