tag

noun

/tæɡ/

[countable] (often in compounds) a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic, etc. attached to something to identify it or give information about it标签；标牌
- He put name tags on all his shirts.他给自己所有的衬衣都缝上了标有姓名的签条。
- a gift tag (= tied to a present)礼品签
Synonyms label
labeltag ▪ stickerThese are all words for a piece of paper, cloth or plastic that is attached to something and gives information about it.
label a small piece of paper, cloth or plastic that is attached to something in order to show what it is or give information about it:
The washing instructions are on the label.洗涤说明在标签上。
address labels 地址签条
tag (often used in compounds) a small piece of paper, cloth or plastic that is attached to something, or that somebody wears, in order to give information about it/them:
Everyone at the conference had to wear a name tag.所有与会者必须佩戴名牌。
label or tag?Labels in clothes are usually made of cloth and sewn in. Tags on clothes are usually made of card and cut off before you wear the clothes. A name tag can be stuck or tied onto somebody to show who they are: All babies in the hospital have name tags tied round their ankles. Price tag is much more frequent than price label and is used for both literal and figurative meanings: What does the price tag say? • There is a £20 million price tag on the team’s star player. A label can also be a sticker that you put on an envelope. sticker a sticky label with a picture or message on it, that you stick on to something.Patterns
- a price label/tag/sticker
- to have a label/tag/sticker
- to attach/put on/stick on a label/tag/sticker
- The label/tag/sticker says…
see also dog tag, name tag, price tag
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- identification
- identity
- name
- …
verb + tag
- attach
- put
- remove
- …
phrases
- something carries a price tag of…
- something has a price tag of…
[countable] an electronic device that can be attached to a person, animal or object so that police, researchers, etc. know where the person, etc. is （电子）跟踪器
- The police use electronic tags to monitor the whereabouts of young offenders on probation.警方利用电子跟踪器监视缓刑期间的青年罪犯。
[countable, usually singular] a name or phrase that is used to describe a person or thing in some way称呼；诨名
- They are finally ready to drop the tag ‘the new Beatles’.他们终于准备放弃“新披头士乐队”这一称谓。
- The ‘lucky’ tag stuck for years.“幸运儿”这个诨名叫了好多年。
- The president made several jokes in an attempt to shake off his ‘humourless’ tag.总统说了好几个笑话，想摆脱他“缺乏幽默感”的形象。
[countable] (linguistics) a word or phrase that is added to a sentence for emphasis, for example I do in Yes, I do附加语（为加强语气，如 Yes, I do 一句中的 I do） see also question tag
[countable] (computing) a set of letters or symbols that are put before and after a piece of text or data in order to identify it or show that it is to be treated in a particular way标志；标记；标签；标识符
[countable] a short quotation or saying in a foreign language（外国语的）语录，引语，格言，谚语
- the Latin tag ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum.’ (= if you want peace, prepare for war)拉丁语格言：“欲要和平，辄需备战。”
(British English also tig)
[uncountable] a children’s game in which one child runs after the others and tries to touch one of them捉人（儿童游戏） see also phone tagTopics Games and toysc2
[countable] a symbol or name used by a graffiti writer and painted in a public place（在公共场所涂鸦者用的）符号，名字

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 late Middle English (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin; compare with dag. The verb dates from the early 17th cent. noun sense 6 mid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of tig.

tag

verb

/tæɡ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tag	/tæɡ/ /tæɡ/
he / she / it tags	/tæɡz/ /tæɡz/
past simple tagged	/tæɡd/ /tæɡd/
past participle tagged	/tæɡd/ /tæɡd/
-ing form tagging	/ˈtæɡɪŋ/ /ˈtæɡɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

tag something/somebody to fasten a tag onto something/somebody给…加上标签
- Each animal was tagged with a number for identification.每只动物都系上了标有号码的小牌，以便辨认。
- The containers were tagged with colour-coded labels.容器上贴有颜色编码的标签。
tag somebody/something to attach an electronic device to a person, animal or object so that the police, researchers, etc. know where the person, etc. is给…安电子跟踪器
- Persistent young offenders will be electronically tagged in a scheme to cut youth crime.在一项减少青少年犯罪的计划中，将对惯犯的青少年罪犯进行电子标记。
see also electronic tagging
tag somebody/something as something to give somebody/something a name that describes what they are or do把…称作；给…起诨名 synonym label
- The country no longer wanted to be tagged as a Third World nation.这个国家不愿意再被称为第三世界国家。
tag something (computing) to add a set of letters or symbols to a piece of text or data in order to identify it or to show that it is to be treated in a particular way（给…）加标识符，加标签
tag somebody/something to add a link to various users' profiles from a photo on a social media website给（社交网站上照片中的人）加标记（由此可添加链接至其个人资料）
- If you upload a photo, people can tag the people in it.如果你上传一张照片，人们可以标记照片上的人。
- The site lets you tag and share photographs.该网站支持标记和分享照片功能。
tag something to leave a name or mark on a piece of graffiti to show who made it 在（涂鸦）上留名（或做标记）
- Graffiti artists started tagging and painting entire subway trains. 涂鸦艺术家开始为整列地铁列车贴上标签和绘画。

Word Originverb late Middle English (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin; compare with dag. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.