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Wag   [V Verb 动词 Dog Side N Repeatedly

英语单词 wag
英美音标 [wæg]
中文释义 vt.摇摆,摇动,饶舌
vi.爱说笑打趣的人,摆动,喋喋不休
n.摇摆,小丑
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[VERB 动词]摇动,摇摆(尾巴) When a dog wags its tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side.
  [V n]
  • The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.

    这条狗撕咬着,咆哮着,摇晃着尾巴。

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[VERB 动词](通常指由于厌恶而)左右摇晃(手指) If you wag your finger, you shake it repeatedly and quickly from side to side, usually because you are annoyed with someone.
  [V n]
  [V n prep]
  • He wagged a disapproving finger...

    他摇晃着手指表示不同意。

  • She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture.

    她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。

3
[VERB 动词](常指因不高兴而)摇(头) If you wag your head, you move it from side to side, often because you are unhappy about a situation.
  [V n]
  • He wags his head unhappily.

    他不高兴地摇着头。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]爱说笑的人;幽默的人 A wag is someone who makes jokes.
  [HUMOROUS or OLD-FASHIONED 幽默或过时]
  • He's a bit of a wag, his dad...

    他爸爸这个人说话相当风趣。

  • There was a moose head on the wall. Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.

    墙上挂着一个驼鹿头。某个爱搞笑的人在它的嘴里放了一支香烟。

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[PHRASE 短语]嚼舌头;议论纷纷 If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
  [V inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • What set tongues wagging was the age difference between the two partners.

    这对伴侣年龄上的差异招来了不少闲话。

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