rag
n. 破布; 碎布; 破旧衣服; 碎片
vt. 嘲笑,捉弄; 糟蹋,欺负; 指责,欺负人
A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.
He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
他正在用一块满是油污的破布擦手。
...a bundle of old rags...
一捆破布
Rags are old torn clothes.
There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags.
有男人、女人和小孩,其中一些人衣衫褴褛。
People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it.
'This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said.
“这个叫汤姆的人在一家地方小报社工作,”他说。
To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way.
She was about thirty, ten years older than the youngsters ragging her.
她大概有30岁,比那些嘲弄她的年轻人大10岁。
If you lose your rag, you suddenly become so angry that you are not in control of yourself.
I've only once seen him lose his rag.
我只见他发过一次脾气。
You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
他白手起家,人们对他都很钦佩。
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.
This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.
烟草公司知道了这种消息一定会大怒。
1. a small piece of cloth or paper
2. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
3. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
4. newspaper with half-size pages
5. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
1. treat cruelly;
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
3. play in ragtime;
4. harass with persistent criticism or carping;
5. censure severely or angrily;
6. break into lumps before sorting;
be on the rag
(非正式,主北美)月经来潮,正行经
chew the rag
in rags
(衣服)破烂的,破旧的
lose one's rag
(非正式)发脾气,勃然大怒
(from) rags to riches
从赤贫到巨富
rag on N. Amer. informal 北美,非正式
不断地抱怨,指责
取笑,嘲弄,戏弄
There is not a rag left.
分文也没剩下.
Yeah. It's a rag. But it's a popular rag.
哦. 它是一堆垃圾. 但是它却是受欢迎的垃圾.
The old man would chew rag for hours with anyone who would join him.
你要是愿意和那老头聊,他就可以聊几个小时.
Now let's go back to your first novel, Rag Doll.
现在我们转回来谈谈你的第一部小说 —— 玩具娃娃.
Ford put out that statement to rag us a little.
福特公司的谈话把我们嘲弄了一番.