wag
vt.& vi. 摇动,摇摆; 饶舌; (时势等)推移,变迁
n. 摇动,摆动; 爱说笑的人; 滑稽角色; <英俚>逃学,偷懒
vi. 摆动; 喋喋不休; 蹒跚而行
When a dog wags its tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side.
The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.
这条狗撕咬着,咆哮着,摇晃着尾巴。
If you wag your finger, you shake it repeatedly and quickly from side to side, usually because you are annoyed with someone.
He wagged a disapproving finger...
他摇晃着手指表示不同意。
She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture.
她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。
If you wag your head, you move it from side to side, often because you are unhappy about a situation.
He wags his head unhappily.
他不高兴地摇着头。
A wag is someone who makes jokes.
He's a bit of a wag, his dad...
他爸爸这个人说话相当风趣。
There was a moose head on the wall. Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.
墙上挂着一个驼鹿头。某个爱搞笑的人在它的嘴里放了一支香烟。
If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
What set tongues wagging was the age difference between the two partners.
这对伴侣年龄上的差异招来了不少闲话。
1. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
2. causing to move repeatedly from side to side
1. move from side to side;
how the world wags
(旧)情况如何
the tail wags the dog
All asses wag their ears.
驴子摇耳朵,傻子装聪明.
Don't just wag your chin. Stop talking and get to work.
不要光闲谈. 停止讲话,开始工作.
Money will buy a pretty dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
金钱能买到一条不错的狗, 但是买不到它的摇动尾巴.
I yelled to him and thought I saw his wag.
我朝它叫喊,好像看见它摇了摇尾巴.
His silvery tongue began to wag.
他那张能说善道的嘴马上活动起来.