[VERB 动词]落后;赶不上 If one thing or person lags behind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other.
[V behind n]
[V behind]
[V amount behind n]
[V amount behind]
[V]
Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies...
英国在妇女生育福利方面依然落后于欧洲大多数国家。
The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind...
在消费结构重组方面,英国也落后于人。
He now lags 10 points behind the champion...
他现在落后冠军10分。
A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind...
《观察家报》一项民意调查显示,工党支持率为39%,保守党落后其1个百分点。
Hague was lagging badly in the polls.
黑格在民意调查中被远远抛在后面。
2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]间隔;间歇;时间差 A time lag or a lag of a particular length of time is a period of time between one event and another related event.
[with supp]
There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS...
从感染艾滋病病毒到病发有一段滞后期。
Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months.
在增加货币供应两三个月后,物价也跟着上涨。
3
[VERB 动词]See also:
lagging
;给(屋顶、水管或水箱)装绝热层 If you lag the inside of a roof, a pipe, or a water tank, you cover it with a special material in order to prevent heat escaping from it or to prevent it from freezing.
[V n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time...
如果一定要把地板掀开,不妨趁此机会给各个管道加一层隔热保护。
Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof well insulated.
水箱和屋顶都需要敷设严密的保温层。
Oxford
lag/læɡ; NAmElæɡ/
verb
,
noun
laglagslaggedlaggingverb(-gg-)1[intransitive ]lag(behind sb/sth) |lag(behind) to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations, etc. 缓慢移动;发展缓慢;滞后;落后于SYN
trail
◆The little boy lagged behind his parents.那小男孩落在了父母的后面。◆We still lag far behind many of our competitors in using modern technology.我们在运用现代技术方面仍然远远落后于我们的许多竞争对手。2[transitive ]lagsth (with sth) ( BrE) to cover pipes, etc. with a special material to stop the water in them from freezing, or to save heat 给(管道等)加防冻保暖层SYN
insulate
noun=
time lag
☞see also
jet lag
,
old lag
lag/læɡ; NAmElæɡ/
LDC
lag1 verb
lag2 noun
laglag1 /læɡ/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle lagged, present participle lagging)
Word Origin
Verb Table
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Collocations
1[intransitive, transitive] to move or develop more slowly than otherslag behind She stopped to wait for Ian who was lagging behind. Britain is lagging behind the rest of Europe.2[transitive] British English to cover water pipes etc with a special material to prevent the water inside them from freezing or the heat from being lost: We’ve had the hot-water tank lagged.
lag1 verb
lag2 noun
laglag2 noun [countable]
Examples
Collocations
a delay or period of waiting between one event and a second event: a time lag →
jet lag
, old lag
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