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单词 wag
释义
wag
wæg wæg
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense , 3rd person singular present tense wags, present participle wagging, past tense , past participle wagged
1 VERB 摇动,摇摆(尾巴) When a dog wags its tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side. 摇动,摇摆(尾巴)
  • The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail. [VERB noun]

    这条狗撕咬着,咆哮着,摇晃着尾巴。

SYN wave, shake, swing, waggle
2 VERB (通常指由于厌恶而)左右摇晃(手指) If you wag your finger, you shake it repeatedly and quickly from side to side, usually because you are annoyed with someone. (通常指由于厌恶而)左右摇晃(手指)
  • He wagged a disapproving finger. [VERB noun]

    他摇晃着手指表示不同意。

  • She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture. [VERB noun prep.]

    她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。

SYN waggle, wave, shake, flourish
3 VERB (常指因不高兴而)() If you wag your head, you move it from side to side, often because you are unhappy about a situation. (常指因不高兴而)()
  • He wags his head unhappily. [VERB noun]

    他不高兴地摇着头。

4 N-COUNT 爱说笑的人;幽默的人 A wag is someone who makes jokes. 爱说笑的人;幽默的人 [humorous, or old-fashioned]
  • He's a bit of a wag, his dad.

    他爸爸这个人说话相当风趣。

  • There was a moose head on the wall. Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.

    墙上挂着一个驼鹿头。某个爱搞笑的人在它的嘴里放了一支香烟。

SYN joker, comic, wit, comedian
5 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 嚼舌头;议论纷纷 If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour. 嚼舌头;议论纷纷 [informal]
  • What set tongues wagging was the age difference between the two partners.

    这对伴侣年龄上的差异招来了不少闲话。

6 the tail is wagging the dog→see: tail 
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