| 单词 | flagging |
| 释义 | flagging (once / 3418 pages) 1adj 2n If something is flagging, it's worn out or weak. A flagging political campaign is running out of steam, losing the energy it needs to be successful. If your career is flagging, it's languishing or fading — you might need to go back to school and start a new one. Flagging public support for a new school might spell the end of the project. A different kind of flagging is the sort you walk on. If your patio is made of flagging, it's paved in stones — flagstones, to be specific. The "weakened" meaning of flagging comes from an early meaning of flag, "to flap about loosely." WORD FAMILYflagging: flaggingly, flaggings, unflagging+/flag: flagged, flagging, flags/unflagging: unflaggingly USAGE EXAMPLESIn Scorsese’s film, a gaunt Garfield portrays a priest grappling with a flagging faith while on a mission in 17th century feudal Japan. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) An economic growth model driven by exports and infrastructure investment was flagging. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) Amid slumping oil prices and flagging U.S. production, Congress lifted the export restrictions last year. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) 1 adj weak from exhaustion 2Syn drooping tired depleted of strength or energy 1n flagstones collectively there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place Hyper accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 2n a walk of flagstones the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative Hyper paseo, walk, walkway a path set aside for walking |
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