单词 | rag |
释义 | rag (ræg ) Word forms: rags , ragging, ragged 1. variable noun 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. ...a bundle of old rags. It looked like a piece of rag. Synonyms: cloth, piece of cloth 2. plural noun Rags are old torn clothes. There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags. 3. countable noun People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it. [informal, disapproval] 'This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said. 4. verb To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way. [British] She was about thirty, ten years older than the youngsters ragging her. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tease, provoke, needle [informal], mock 5. See also ragged 6. lose one's rag phrase [VERB inflects] If you lose your rag, you suddenly become so angry that you are not in control of yourself. [British, informal] I've only once seen him lose his rag. 7. rags to riches phrase 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. 8. like a red rag to a bull phrase 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. [mainly British] This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies. Idioms: a red rag to a bull [mainly British] or a red flag before a bull something which always makes a particular person very angry This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies but it really needs to be exposed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lose your rag [British] to suddenly lose your temper with someone and get very angry Everyone said Wright did well simply because he didn't lose his rag with anyone. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 抹布 Japanese: ぼろきれ |
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