1 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. 抹布;破布;碎布
SYN cloth, piece of cloth
2 N-PLURAL 破旧衣服;破烂衣裳 Rags are old torn clothes. 破旧衣服;破烂衣裳
3 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. (格调低下的)报纸,小报 [informal, disapproval]
4 VERB 嘲弄;拿…开玩笑;对…恶作剧 To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way. 嘲弄;拿…开玩笑;对…恶作剧 [British]
SYN tease, provoke, needle [informal] , mock
6 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 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. 突然生气;勃然大怒 [British, informal]
7 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. 从赤贫到巨富;白手起家
8 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. 激怒人的东西 [mainly British]
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