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| /ˈrægɪd/ |
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| 1 | mainly literary torn and dirty 又脏又破的 | a pair of ragged shorts 一条又脏又破的短裤 | | Ragged posters hung on the walls. 破旧的海报挂在墙上。 | | | 1a | ragged people are wearing old dirty clothes and look very poor 衣衫褴褛的 | | ragged children playing in the street 衣衫褴褛的孩子在街头玩耍 | | |
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| 2 | with edges that are not straight or smooth 参差不齐的；粗糙的 | the ragged appearance of a bite wound 被咬伤的凸凹不平的伤口表面 | |
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| 3 | not skilful or organized 不熟练的；蹩脚的 | It was a pretty ragged performance from the champions. 那场表演相当粗糙，离冠军水平还有很大差距。 | |
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| 4 | not smooth or regular 不流畅的；不规则的 | He took a few ragged breaths and began to run again. 他急促地喘了几口气，然后又开始跑步。 | |
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| - | run sb ragged informal
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| to make someone feel extremely tired by forcing them to do a lot of work |
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| Doctors and nurses were run ragged during the recent flu epidemic. 最近爆发的流感让医生和护士们忙得筋疲力尽。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| raggedly adv |
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