| 英语单词 | gag |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ɡæɡ] 美 [ɡæɡ] |
| 中文释义 | n.箝口物;箝制言论(的命令);笑话;恶作剧 v.塞住口部;遏制言论;使呕吐;十分想要(做某事) |
| 英语例句 | (1) The robbers rammed the gag in her mouth. (2) The burglars bound him hand and foot and placed a gag in his mouth. (3) There is always a standing gag in his company. (4) It was just a gag, we didn't mean to upset anyone. (5) The thieves left the night-watchman tied up and gagged. (6) The new censorship laws is an attempt to gag the press. (7) The odor coming from it is strong enough to gag you. (8) Not all rock stars are gagging for it. (9) The reason, no doubt, is that she wasn't gagging for such a career. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 强盗用力将堵嘴物塞进她口中。 (2) 夜盗们捆住了他的手脚,并用东西塞住他的嘴。 (3) 他的连队里一直流传着一句老笑话。 (4) 这只是逗着玩,我们并未想使任何人不高兴。 (5) 窃贼把夜班守卫员捆住,把他的嘴也堵住了。 (6) 新的新闻审查法目的在于剥夺新闻界的言论自由。 (7) 从里面释放出来的气味足以将你窒息。 (8) 并非所有的摇滾歌星都有性冲动。 (9) 毫无疑问,原因就在于她确实也没有很想从事这样的事业。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A gag is a piece of cloth that's tied around a person's face to keep them from speaking or being heard. Cartoon bad guys often tie up their victims and put a gag over their mouths. |
| vocabulary扩展 | To use a gag for shutting someone up is to gag them. Both the noun and verb forms of gag can also be figurative: "Her government is trying to gag her by censoring her," or "The lack of a right to free speech in some countries is a gag." Another way to gag is to retch, or begin to vomit. The root of gag is probably the Old Norse gag-hals, "with head thrown back." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](使人不能说话的)封口布,塞口物 A gag is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone's mouth in order to stop them from speaking.
2 [VERB 动词](用布)封住(或堵住)…的嘴 If someone gags you, they tie a piece of cloth around your mouth in order to stop you from speaking or shouting. [V n]
3 [VERB 动词]压制…的言论自由;迫使…缄默 If a person is gagged by someone in authority, they are prevented from expressing their opinion or from publishing certain information. [ [Also V n] [disapproval]
4 [VERB 动词]噎住;噎得作呕 If you gag, you cannot swallow and nearly vomit. [V]
5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]笑话;玩笑;插科打诨 A gag is a joke. [usu with supp] [INFORMAL 非正式]
6 [VERB 动词]渴望拥有;期盼做 If you say that someone is gagging for something or is gagging to do something, you are emphasizing that they want to have it or do it very much. [V [V to-inf] [only cont] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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