新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

gag

英  [gæg]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • gags

    1[C 可数名词] 塞口物

    A gag is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone's mouth in order to stop them from speaking.

    双语例句

    例:

    His captors had put a gag of thick leather in his mouth.

    劫持者用一块厚皮革堵住了他的嘴。

    2[C 可数名词] 笑话

    A gag is a joke.

    近义词

    joke

    双语例句

    例:

    The running gag is that the band never gets to play.

    那个流传的笑话说那支乐队从未演奏过。

    VERB. 动词
  • gags , gagging , gagged

    1[T 及物动词] 堵住…的嘴

    If someone gags you, they tie a piece of cloth around your mouth in order to stop you from speaking or shouting.

    双语例句

    例:

    I gagged him with a towel.

    我用一条毛巾塞住他的嘴。

    2[T 及物动词] 压制言论自由

    If a person is gagged by someone in authority, they are prevented from expressing their opinion or from publishing certain information.

    双语例句

    例:

    Judges must not be gagged.

    法官的言论自由绝不能被压制。

    3[I 不及物动词] 作呕

    If you gag, you cannot swallow and nearly vomit.

    双语例句

    例:

    I knelt by the toilet and gagged.

    我跪在马桶边作呕。

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