| 单词 | rag |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ræg] 美[ræɡ] |
| 解释 | n.破布;碎布;破旧衣服;碎片;vt.嘲笑,捉弄;糟蹋,欺负;指责,欺负人; |
| 例句 | N-VAR 抹布;破布;碎布 A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. 例:He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.他正在用一块满是油污的破布擦手。 例:...a bundle of old rags...一捆破布 N-PLURAL 破旧衣服;破烂衣裳 Rags are old torn clothes. 例:There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags.有男人、女人和小孩,其中一些人衣衫褴褛。 N-COUNT (格调低下的)报纸,小报 People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it. 例:'This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said.“这个叫汤姆的人在一家地方小报社工作,”他说。 VERB 嘲弄;拿…开玩笑;对…恶作剧 To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way. 例:She was about thirty, ten years older than the youngsters ragging her.她大概有30岁,比那些嘲弄她的年轻人大10岁。 PHRASE 突然生气;勃然大怒 If you lose your rag, you suddenly become so angry that you are not in control of yourself. 例:I've only once seen him lose his rag.我只见他发过一次脾气。 PHRASE 从赤贫到巨富;白手起家 You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor. 例:His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.他白手起家,人们对他都很钦佩。 PHRASE 激怒人的东西 If you describe something as a red rag to a bull, you mean that it is certain to make a particular person or group very angry. 例:This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.烟草公司知道了这种消息一定会大怒。 |
| 变形 | third:rags~done:ragged~pl:rags~ing:ragging~past:ragged~ |
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