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)
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)
SYN waggle, wave, shake, flourish
3 VERB (常指因不高兴而)摇(头) 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)摇(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]
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He's a bit of a wag, his dad.
他爸爸这个人说话相当风趣。
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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]
6 the tail is wagging the dog→see: tail
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