| 释义 |
jag
I. \ˈjag, -aa(ə)-, -ai-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English jagge
1.
a. : one of a series of dangling tabs along the edge of a garment used especially for ornamentation of medieval apparel : dag
b. : a slashed section or slit of a garment revealing an underlying piece of another color used especially in Renaissance apparel
2. now dialect : shred, rag, tatter
3. now dialect England : a projecting hair or bristle or a hairy or bristly outgrowth (as the awn of oats)
4. : a sharp projecting part or protuberance : tooth, barb
5. chiefly Scotland : prick, stab, jab
6. : a piece of metal screwed on the ramrod of a rifle to hold a rag or tow and used for cleaning the barrel
7. : jag bolt
II. verb
(jagged \-gd\ ; jagged \“; see jagged adj\ ; jagging ; jags)
Etymology: Middle English jaggen, from jagge, n.
transitive verb
1. now dialect : stab, jab
2.
a. : to slash or pink (a garment) with jags
b. : to cut teeth or other indentations into
c. : to make (an edge) ragged by cutting or notching : cut unevenly
< his hand shook and jagged the leaf >
intransitive verb
1. : prick, thrust
< blackest jealousy jagging at their hearts — Llewelyn Powys >
2. : to move in jerks
< a blunt tool not only jags and takes longer to cut but … will not cut cleanly — Albert Toft >
: jog
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
a. : a small or part load
< a jag of hay >
b. : a trip for fetching a jag
< on the last jag before dark >
c. chiefly dialect : portion, quantity
< give the bay mare a jag of oats >
< people bought jags of things they didn't need >
2.
a. : a state or feeling of exhilaration or intoxication especially when induced by liquor : an inebriating load (as of liquor)
< had a good jag on when he left the bar >
: thrill
< takes the stuff because it gives him a jag >
b. : a period of unrestrained indulgence (as in liquor or an emotion) : bender, spree
< went on a weekend jag to forget his troubles >
< addicts on marijuana jags >
< enjoying a sentimental jag >
: spell
< bringing them to tears … and ending in a crying jag himself — Dixon Wecter >
3. chiefly Scotland : a leather bag or pouch
IV. transitive verb
dialect : to convey (a load of something) from one place to another : carry |