及物动词

名词

1. 抹布；破布；碎布
A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.

2. 破旧衣服；破烂衣裳
Rags are old torn clothes.

3. （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.

4. 嘲弄；拿…开玩笑；对…恶作剧
To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way.

5. see also: ragged

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

1. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

2. a small piece of cloth or paper

Synonym: shredtagtag endtatter

3. newspaper with half-size pages

Synonym: tabloidsheet

4. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

Synonym: ragtime

5. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

Synonym: rag week