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rag¹ /ræɡ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr. I n. 1. 破布,碎布;抹布,洗涤布 a polish (或 polishing) rag 擦布 She tied some rag round my hand. 她用些破布包住我的手。 Use a clean rag to rub the mirror bright. 用块干净的抹布把镜子擦擦亮。 2. [总称](用作造纸原料或填料的)破布料 the rag content of a sheet 纸张的破布浆配比 3. [rags]破旧衣服;〈谑〉衣服 I have nothing but my old rags to wear. 我什么也没有,只有旧衣服可穿。 shake one's rags off 一抖身子脱去衣服 It's just an old rag I had in the closet. 这只不过是我挂在壁橱里的一件旧衣服罢了。 4. 小片布;小风帆 There is not a rag to cover him. 他赤身露体。 spread every rag of sail 张起每一片小风帆 5. [rags] 碎片,残片;残余,丁点儿 flying rags of cloud 飘忽的片片残云 There is not a rag of evidence. 丝毫证据也没有。 The program caught a loose rag of attention, and then had me enmeshed. 这档节目先是偶一引起我的注意,接着便完全把我吸引住了。 One must save a rag of pride to dress in. 一个人的衣着总得顾点体面。 6. 破布般无价值的东西;〈俚〉〈贬〉〈谑〉旗;信号旗;奖旗;手帕;帷幕;帐篷;(尤指质量低劣的)报纸;杂志;纸币,钞票;(纸牌的)小牌 Why are you reading that rag? 你怎么也看那种无聊的小报? Her photograph was in the local rag. 她的照片登在当地报纸上。 7. 衣衫褴褛的人;潦倒者;累垮的人 8. 橘络(指柑橘轴心白色纫膜) 9. (尤指金属上的)毛刺,飞边,轧辊焊纹 10. 〈俚〉姑娘;情人(指女性) 11. 〈俚〉(铁路)扳道工 12. [the R-] 〈英俚〉陆海军俱乐部 13. [the rag] 〈美口〉月经带
II (ragged; rag·ging) ❶ vt. 使破碎;撕碎 ❷ vi. 1. 变破碎 2. 〈美俚〉打扮,穿着考究 (out,up) [< OE ragg < ON rogg tuft, shagginess; 见 RUG] phr. chew the rag 〈俚〉1. (尤指就怀旧话题)聊天,闲扯;说个没完 2. 争论;发牢骚 He was chewing the rag at me the whole afternoon. 他整个下午唠唠叨叨数落我。 feel like a wet rag 〈口〉感到很疲倦,觉得浑身没劲 (from) rags to riches 从赤贫到巨富 a rags to riches fairy-tale 一贫如洗到家财万贯的神话故事 move from rags to riches overnight 一夜之间暴发致富 have the rag on 〈美口〉(妇女)月经来潮,正行经 in rags 1. 穿着破旧衣服的,衣衫褴褛的 a beggar in rags 衣衫褴褛的乞丐 2. 破碎的 His nerves were in rags after hours of questioning. 被审问几小时之后,他的神经垮了。like a red rag to a bull 见 red rag on the rag 〈美口〉月经来潮的,正行经的 part brass rags 见 brass rags take the ragoff (the bush) 〈美俚〉压倒一切,超过一切;以出色成绩令人瞠目(源出19世纪初美国西部从矮树射落破布的射击比赛) to rags 成碎片 cook sth. to rags 把某物煮烂 The blow knocked him all to rags. 这一打击把他打昏了。 blow a well-planned career to rags 把精心设计的职业生涯毁于一旦 |