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Rag Phrase People Make Lose Describe Red 英[Ræg

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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