| 词汇 | gag |
| 释义 | gagUK:*/ˈgæg/US:/gæg/ ,(gag)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 gag n (cloth, etc., in or on mouth)塞口物；口衔The prisoner had a gag in his mouth to keep him from making too much noise.囚徒的嘴被堵住了，防止他发出太多声音。 gag n informal (verbal joke)笑话；玩笑The journalist reported the fake news story as a gag, but people thought he was serious.记者把那则假新闻当笑话报道了，但人们以为他是认真的。 gag n informal (non-verbal joke, prank)玩笑；恶作剧Knowing his brother hated sports, Tom gave him a football for his birthday as a gag.汤姆知道他弟弟讨厌体育运动，为了捉弄他，汤姆给他送了一个足球当生日礼物。 gag n figurative (legal ban on speaking about [sth]) (比喻)言论钳制The government's gag on the press to keep the story quiet didn't work, as it leaked out via social media anyway.政府对这个时间事件言论钳制，但没有用，因为在社交媒体上这个事件已经泄露了。 gag n (medical device) (医疗器械)张口器The dentist used a gag to keep the patient's mouth open while he worked.牙医拔牙的时候用一个张口器支撑着病人的嘴，让它保持张开状态。 gag vi (choke, retch)作呕；呛着Kate gagged when she saw the dead rat.凯特看到那只死老鼠开始做呕。 gag on [sth] vi + prep (retch while trying to swallow)某物让某人作呕；某物让某人干呕Jim always gags on pills when he has to take them.不得已要吃药的时候，药片总是让吉姆作呕。 gag [sb] vtr (put a gag on)堵住...的嘴；塞住...的嘴The kidnapper gagged the victim.绑架犯堵住了受害人的嘴。 gag [sb] vtr figurative (ban from speaking)禁止...发表言论The court gagged the media to protect the defendant.法庭禁止媒体发表言论，以此保护被告。 be gagging for [sth] v expr UK, informal (want [sth] very much)强烈渴望...，急切想要...，迫不及待要…Shall we go to the pub? I'm gagging for a pint.我们去酒吧成不？我已经迫不及待要喝一杯了。 复合形式： gag law n (restricting free press or speech)封口法；封口令；限制言论自由 gag order, gagging order n (ban on discussing a legal case)言论禁止令备注: 禁止对某正在审理的案件进行报道和公开议论的规定The judge imposed a gag order on the media because there were innocent children involved in the case. gag reflex n (involuntary retching) (医疗)咽反射The sight of the dead body triggered his gag reflex. gag rule n (law that restricts discussion)言论禁止令；言论限制令Judge Mulrooney imposed a gag rule on everyone involved in the trial. running gag n informal (repeated joke)反复出现的笑话Amy had a running gag with her friend about them running off and joining the military. running joke, running gag n ([sth] humorous that is repeated) (在一部影视、文学等作品中)反复出现的笑话Heidi only saw the last five minutes of the movie, so she didn't understand that the phrase was part of a running joke that started in the first ten minutes. |
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