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hinge

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ldoce_156_ahinge1 /hɪndʒ/ noun [countableC]  
1.hinge.jpg TBTDa piece of metal fastened to a door, lid etc that allows it to swing open and shut 〔门、盖子等上的〕铰链，合叶 →5  See picture of HINGE 铰链 →4  See picture of 见图 hinge
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hinge• The gate seemed strong and solid, with four big hinges set into the stone.• The punctured door was carried from its hinges and borne into the room.• She had locked the screen, he knew, to keep the wind from catching it and tearing it off its hinges.• Then unscrew all opening sash hinges of old windows.• The right panel dangled from its upper hinge, swaying slightly, its rusted hinge producing a soft, musical squeak.
hinge2 verb  
1 [transitiveT] to attach something using a hinge 给…装铰链
n Grammar
Hinge is usually passive.
2 hinge on/upon something phrasal verbphr v DEPEND/IT DEPENDSif a result hinges on something, it depends on it completely 取决于
 His political future hinges on the outcome of this election.
他的政治前途取决于这次选举的结果。
 The case against him hinged on Lewis’s evidence.
对他的指控是否成立，最终取决于刘易斯的证词。
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hinge on/upon • But the long-term movement of stock prices will hinge on follow-up actions by the Cabinet and the Legislative Yuan.• She tried to guess what he might have found out about Sabine Jourdain that did not hinge on her death.• Much may hinge upon points that the typical executive might understandably regard as irritating technicalities.• Their dispute there hinged on the right to collect customs duties, a matter left unclear in the Fontainebleau agreement.• The debate should not, however, centre on cost, but should hinge on the ultimate benefit to the nation.• The northern legislative position essentially hinged on the unfairness of increasing proslavery representation in Congress under the terms of the Three-fifths Compromise.• In candid interviews, representatives said a settlement hinges on these issues: Staffing levels.• The show hinges on this excruciating balance, hanging on Pennington's earnest performance.
—hinged
 a hinged lid
带铰链的盖子
Examples from the Corpus
hinge• Willis described the elements of the culture of the shop floor as being hinged around the execution of hard work.• They think all relationships hinge in the middle.• As promised, none of our recommendations hinge on huge capital investments.• When I opened the frame I found, as I expected, that the drawing had been hinged with masking tape.
Origin hinge1
(1200-1300) Probably from an unrecorded Old English hencg, from hon; HANG1
hinge1 nounhinge2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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