| 释义 |
gag¹ /ɡæɡ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 塞口物；马衔；【医】张口器
2. 对言论自由的压制；(议会的)限制辩论时间，终止辩论
put a gag on sb. (或 sb.'s lips) 禁止某人讲话
3. 插科打诨，噱头；滑稽动作，滑稽场面
The clown's gags made the audience laugh. 丑角的插科打诨使观众大笑。
crack a few gags 说几句笑话
4. 谎话，陈腐的托词；恶作剧，戏弄
Come off it! You don't take me in with that old gag. 别胡诌了!别用你那老一套的鬼话来唬我。
He got himself arrested falsely as a gag to get his name in the papers. 他故意让人把自己无端抓了起来，从而得以扬名报端。
5. 惊险表演，绝技
I did a gag in which I had to jump from the back of one running horse to the back of another. 我作了一次惊险表演，从一匹奔马的背上跳到另一匹奔马的背上。
6. 整轨锤(矫直钢轨用)
II (gagged;gag·ging)
❶ vt.
1. 塞住(某人)的嘴，塞住(某人的嘴)；阻塞，封闭(阀门等)；勒住(马)的衔；【医】置张口器于(口)中，使(口)不闭
He was struck by a sudden terror which gagged his throat. 他被突如其来的恐怖吓得喉部哽住透不过气来。
2. 压制…的言论自由，使缄默；箝制
gag the press 压制新闻界言论自由
The opposition refused to be gagged. 反对党不甘缄口。
gag criticism 压制批评
3. 〈罕〉戏弄
4. 使窒息；使作呕
5. 〈口〉为(剧本、表演等)提供插科打诨材料；在(表演)中插科打诨(up)
He was asked to gag a new movie by a producer. 他应制片人邀请，为一部新影片提供插科打诨的材料。
The actor gagged it up too much. 演员在表演中插科打诨太多了。
6. 用整轨锤矫直(钢轨)
❷ vi.
1. 窒息；作呕
I gagged with smoke. 烟熏得我透不过气来。
She gagged at the sight of food. 她一看到食物就想呕吐。
2. 畏缩不前
He gagged at the exorbitant price. 面对贵得骇人的价格，他犹豫起来。
3. 〈口〉插科打诨；说笑话
gag with one's mates 和伙伴们说笑话
[< ME gaggen to strangle <拟声] phr. pull a gag 〈口〉施诡计；恶作剧 |