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Wag   [V Dog Tail Tongues Verb 动词 Side

英语单词 wag
英美音标 英 [wæɡ] 美 [wæɡ]
中文释义 v.(狗)摇摆(尾巴);(狗尾巴)摇摆;摇(头或手表示不赞成);逃学;饶舌;<古>离别
n.摇摆;诙谐幽默的人;逃学
英语例句 (1) Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased.
(2) The dog's tail wagged.
(3) They often persuaded me to wag school.
(4) The news set tongues wagging.
(5) His silvery tongue began to wag.
(6) The dog greeted its master with a wag of its tail.
(7) Don't play the wag.
中文例句 (1) 狗一高兴就摇尾巴。
(2) 那只狗的尾巴摇摆着。
(3) 他们常劝我逃学。
(4) 那则消息使人们议论纷纷。
(5) 他那张能说善道的嘴马上活动起来。
(6) 狗摇着尾巴迎接主人。
(7) 不要逃学。
柯林斯解释
1
[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。

2
[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。

4
[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。

5
[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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the tail is wagging the dog→see:
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