| 单词 | lag |
| 释义 | Word Frequency lag 1(læɡ) verbWord forms: lags, lagging or lagged (intransitive) 1. (often foll by behind) to hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc 2. to fall away in strength or intensity 3. to determine an order of play in certain games, as by rolling marbles towards a line or, in billiards, hitting cue balls up the table against the top cushion in an attempt to bring them back close to the headrail noun 4. the act or state of slowing down or falling behind 5. the interval of time between two events, esp between an action and its effect 6. an act of lagging in a game, such as billiards Word origin C16: of obscure originWord Frequency lag 2(læɡ) slang noun 1. a convict or ex-convict (esp in the phrase old lag) 2. a term of imprisonment verbWord forms: lags, lagging or lagged 3. (transitive) to arrest or put in prison Word origin C19: of unknown originWord Frequency lag 3(læɡ) verbWord forms: lags, lagging or lagged 1. (transitive) to cover (a pipe, cylinder, etc) with lagging to prevent loss of heat noun 2. the insulating casing of a steam cylinder, boiler, etc; lagging 3. a stave or lath Word origin C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish lagg stave |
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