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Lag Time Verb Thing Lagged Rises Prevent 英[Læg

单词 lag
音标
英[læg] 美[læɡ]
解释
vi.走得极慢,落后;vt.落后于;给…加上外套;把…关进牢里;逮捕;n.滞后,(两事件之间的)时间间隔;囚犯;防护套;桶板;
例句

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:lags~done:lagged~pl:lags~ing:lagging~past:lagged~

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