rag

noun

1. 抹布；破布
   a piece of old, often torn, cloth used especially for cleaning things
2. 质量低劣的报纸；小报
   a newspaper that you believe to be of low quality
   1. the local rag
      地方小报
3. 雷格泰姆乐曲
   a piece of ragtime music
4. （学生每年组织的）慈善募捐活动
   an event or a series of events organized by students each year to raise money for charity
   1. rag week
      学生募捐周

verb

1. 嘲笑；捉弄
   to laugh at and/or play tricks on sb

1. N-VAR 抹布；破布；碎布
   A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.
   1. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
      他正在用一块满是油污的破布擦手。
   2. ...a bundle of old rags...
      一捆破布
   3. It looked like a piece of rag.
      它看上去像块破布。
2. N-PLURAL 破旧衣服；破烂衣裳
   Rags are old torn clothes.
   1. 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。
3. N-COUNT （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.
   1. '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。
4. VERB 嘲弄；拿…开玩笑；对…恶作剧
   To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way.
   1. 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。
5. See also: ragged
6. PHRASE 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.
   1. I've only once seen him lose his rag.
      我只见他发过一次脾气。
7. PHRASE 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.
   1. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
      他白手起家，人们对他都很钦佩。
8. PHRASE 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. 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. The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the grey carpet
   选择这块五彩缤纷的碎呢小毯是为了给这灰色的地毯添些生气。
2. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag
   他在用一块油乎乎的抹布擦手。
3. It looked like a piece of rag.
   它看上去像块破布。
4. 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。
5. '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。
6. 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。
7. I've only once seen him lose his rag.
   我只见他发过一次脾气。
8. 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。
9. The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive.
   成衣业的竞争极为激烈，其从业者要想站住脚，就要有许多关系。
10. It's just an old rag I had in the closet.
    这只不过是我挂在壁橱里的一件旧衣服罢了。
11. I saw them sitting round the fire, chewing the rag.
    我看见他们坐在火炉旁聊天呢。
12. Soft cuddly toys like rag dolls and soft teddy bears can be produced out of recycled clothing.
    柔软又可爱的玩具，像布娃娃和柔软的泰迪熊，就可以用回收的服装来制作。
13. I bandaged him up with a rag.
    我用一块破布把他完全包扎起来。
14. We hid her clothes for a rag.
    我们开了个玩笑，把她的衣服藏了起来。
15. I hang out in the basement, you rag on me.
    我在地下室徘徊，你嘲笑我。
16. Shiny peels: polishes them up with a rag or a handkerchief.
    果皮发亮，想必是用抹布或手绢擦的。
17. He wiped his hands on a rag.
    他用破布擦他的手。
18. She chewed the rag at me the whole day. I really got fed up with that.
    她整天没完没了地对我唠叨。我真听够了。
19. He wrung out the rag.
    他把抹布拧干了。
20. Waiter! Could I have a piece of rag, please?
    服务员，请给我拿一块抹布好吗？
21. He twisted a rag round his cut finger.
    他在割破的手指土缠了一块破布。
22. "Dear god," she whispered, pulling out a bulging wallet, wrapped about with a rag.
    “我的天，”她小声说，一面掏出一个用破布卷好的鼓鼓囊囊的钱包来。
23. You have the charisma of a wet rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk.
    您有一种湿抹布般的个人魅力，和一名银行低级职员的长相。
24. The garageman's hands clutched the rag more tightly.
    那个车库工人的手把抹布攒得更紧了。
25. I just rag him till he cries.
    我就骂他一顿，把他骂哭了完事。
26. As I said this I made a motion as if I were wringing the water out of a rag.
    我说这话时，做了一个将抹布的水拧出的动作。
27. Hunger was patched into them with straw and rag and wood and paper;
    饥饿用稻草、破布、木片和纸补缀在衣物上；
28. I read it in the local rag.
    我从本地的报纸上看到了这条消息。
29. You took the cash from that rag, same as me!
    你跟我一样收了那贱人的钱的！
30. I use an oily rag to clean my bike with.
    我用沾满油污的碎布擦我的自行车。

rag on sb

1. 向某人抱怨（或埋怨、发牢骚）
   to complain to sb about their behaviour, work, etc.

n.

in rags

• 衣衫褴褛；穿得破旧
  wearing very old torn clothes
  1. The children were dressed in rags.
     孩子们穿着破衣烂衫。

(from) rags to riches

• 从赤贫到巨富
  from being extremely poor to being very rich
  1. a rags-to-riches story
     穷人发迹史
  2. Hers was a classic tale of rags to riches.
     她的经历是从赤贫到富有的一个典型例子。

lose your rag

• 发怒；生气
  to get angry

a red rag to a bull

• 斗牛的红布；激起人怒火的事物
  something that is likely to make sb very angry

noun

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

verb

1. break into lumps before sorting
   1. rag ore

2. censure severely or angrily
   1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
   2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
   3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

   Synonym:    call on the carpettake to taskrebuketrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast

3. harass with persistent criticism or carping
   1. The children teased the new teacher
   2. Don't ride me so hard over my failure
   3. His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

   Synonym:    teaserazzcodtantalizetantalisebaittaunttwitrallyride

4. play in ragtime
   1. rag that old tune

5. cause annoyance in
   1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
   2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

   Synonym:    annoyget tobotherget atirritaterilenarknettlegravelvexchafedevil

6. treat cruelly
   1. The children tormented the stuttering teacher

   Synonym:    tormentbedevilcrucifydunfrustrate