Anglų

pendulous

gb/pˈɛnd͡ʒʊləs/ us/pˈɛnd͡ʒʊləs/
C1 Anglų
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective formal C1 property
1

hanging down loosely

Hanging down and moving a little because it is not held up.

Vartosenos šablonas: pendulous [noun]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse it with "pensive" or "perilous" because they look similar; it relates to "pendulum" (something that hangs).
Sinonimai
dangling (More common and less formal.) | drooping (Often suggests bending down from weakness or weight.)
Antonimai
upright (Standing up rather than hanging down.) | taut (Stretched tight rather than loose and hanging.)
Kolokacijos
pendulous earrings |pendulous branches |pendulous leaves |pendulous hair |pendulous flowers |pendulous folds |a pendulous lamp |pendulous vines |a pendulous tassel |pendulous skin
Temos
appearance |objects |nature
Pavyzdžiai
  • A pendulous lamp hung low over the dining table.
  • The old tree had pendulous branches that nearly touched the ground.
  • She wore pendulous earrings that moved when she turned her head.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • A pendulous sign hung from the ceiling.
  • The plant has pendulous flowers.
adjective technical C2 property
2

hanging body part or growth

Used in medicine or biology to say a part hangs down.

Vartosenos šablonas: pendulous [body part/growth]
Dažna klaida:
In general conversation, speakers usually choose simpler words like "sagging" or "hanging" instead of this technical term.
Sinonimai
sagging (More everyday; can sound judgmental outside clinical contexts.)
Antonimai
firm (Not hanging or sagging.)
Kolokacijos
pendulous abdomen |pendulous breast |pendulous lobes |pendulous mass |pendulous tumor |pendulous lesion |pendulous pannus |pendulous growth
Temos
health |biology
Pavyzdžiai
  • The clinician noted a pendulous mass beneath the skin.
  • In the report, the surgeon described a pendulous fold of tissue.
  • Some breeds have characteristically pendulous ears.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
pendulous
IPA
GB/pˈɛnd͡ʒʊləs/
US/pˈɛnd͡ʒʊləs/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
pen - du - lous (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (pen)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
  • Base: pendulous
Žodžių šeima
Core family
pendulum noun B2 pendant noun B1
Advanced or less common
pendulously adverb pendulousness noun
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