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Flag N Count Country Piece Cloth Attached 例:The Organization

单词 flag
音标
英[flæg] 美[flæɡ]
解释
n.旗;旗帜;信号旗;菖蒲;vt.标示;vi.疲乏,变弱,热情衰减;
例句

N-COUNT
旗;旗帜;(尤指)国旗
A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country.
例:The Marines climbed to the roof of the embassy building to raise the American flag...海军陆战队队员爬到使馆大楼顶上,升起了美国国旗。
例:They had raised the white flag in surrender.他们已经举起白旗投降。

N-COUNT
(在售旗募捐日出售或在某个位置上作标记用的)小旗,旗状物
A flag is a small piece of paper or cloth attached to a stick or pin which is sold on a flag day or used to mark a particular spot.

N-COUNT
旗帜(新闻用语,代指某个国家、组织或其价值观、权力)
Journalists sometimes refer to the flag of a particular country or organization as a way of referring to the country or organization itself and its values or power.
例:Joining John Whitaker will be his brother Michael also riding under the British flag...约翰·惠特克将与他的兄弟迈克尔一起代表英国参加这场自行车赛。
例:The airport was opened by Canadian troops operating under the flag of the United Nations.机场由加拿大军队以联合国的名义开放。

VERB
松劲;泄气;疲乏
If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy.
例:His enthusiasm was in no way flagging...他的热情丝毫未减。
例:By 4,000m he was beginning to flag.跑到4,000米时,他开始体力不支。

N-COUNT
同 flagstone
A flag is the same as a flagstone .

PHRASE
(在国外时)表示并号召拥护自己的国家;(为少数人支持的事业)摇旗呐喊
If you fly the flag, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
例:Steve Crabb can fly the flag with distinction for Britain in Barcelona.史蒂夫·克拉布在巴塞罗那可以旗帜鲜明地支持英国。

PHRASAL VERB
挥手拦下,招手叫(尤指出租车)
If you flag down a vehicle, especially a taxi, you wave at it as a signal for the driver to stop.
例:Marlette was already out of the door, flagging down a taxi.马利特已经出门了,正挥手招呼一辆出租车。
变形
third:flags~pl:flags~ing:flagging~past:flagged~

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