drag
n
1 [C] thing made to be dragged, eg a drag-net, or heavy harrow (pulled over the ground to break up the soil) 供拖、 拉之物(如拖網(wǎng)或重耙 ).
2 [U] resistance of the air to the movement of an aircraft (飛行器的)空氣阻力. Cf 參看 liftn 4.
3 [sing] (sl 俚) boring person or thing 累贅的或使人生厭的人或事物
Walking's a drag let's take the car. 走路太費事--我們坐汽車吧.
4 [U] (sl 俚) woman's clothes worn by a man 男子穿的女子服裝
in drag (男子)穿著女服
[attrib 作定語]
a drag artiste 著女服的男藝人.
5 [C] (sl 俚) draw on a cigarette, etc 吸, 抽(香煙等).
6 [sing] ~ on sb/sth (infml 口) person or thing that makes progress difficult 累贅的人或事物; 障礙
She loves her family, but they're a drag on her career. 她熱愛自己的家庭, 但家庭卻是她事業(yè)的累贅.
drag v (-gg-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
pull(sb/sth) along with effort and difficulty 拖, 拉, 扯, 拽(某人[某物])
The cat was dragging its broken leg. 那只貓拖著斷腿吃力地走.
We dragged the fallen tree clear of the road. 我們把倒下的樹從路上拖走.
drag oneself along, home 拖著疲乏的身子前行、 回家. =>illus at pull 見pull之插圖. =>Usage at pull2 pull2.
2 [Ipr, Ip] move slowly and with effort 緩慢而吃力地行進
She always drags behind. 她總是在後面吃力地跟著.
3 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(fig 比喻) persuade (sb) to come or go somewhere unwillingly 勸說(某人)勉為其難地來或去某處
I could hardly drag the children away (from the party). 我好不容易才把孩子們(從聚會中)勸走.
She dragged herself out of bed, still half asleep. 她掙扎著起了床, 猶自睡眼惺松.
4 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr]
(cause sth to) trail on the ground (使某物)在地上拖拉
Your coat's dragging in the mud. 你的大衣拖到泥上了.
The ship dragged her anchor during the storm, ie The anchor did not stay in its place on the sea bottom. 船在暴風雨中拖動了錨鏈.
5 [I, Ip] ~ (on) (of sth boring or irritating) go on too long (指乏味或惱人的事物)進行過久
The film dragged terribly. 電影演得拖拖拉拉.
How much longer is this going to drag on? 這事還要拖多久?
6 [Tn] search (the bottom of a river, lake, etc) with nets, hooks, etc 拖著網(wǎng)、 鉤等(沿河底、 湖底等)搜索, 尋覓, 打撈
They dragged the canal for the missing child. 他們用拖網(wǎng)沿運河打撈失蹤孩子的尸體.
7 (idm 習語) drag one's `feet/`heels be deliberately slow or ineffective 故意拖沓或怠工
I want to sell the house, but my husband is dragging his feet, ie will not make a decision. 我想賣掉房子, 但我丈夫遲遲不作決定. drag sb/sb's name through the mire/mud bring disgrace to sb by behaving very badly 使某人蒙羞、 丟丑.
8 (phr v) drag sb down make sb feel weak or depressed 使某人感到萎頓或沮喪
Hot weather always drags me down. 天氣一熱我就渾身不適. drag sb down (to sth) (infml 口) bring sb to a lower social level, standard of behaviour, etc 使某人社會地位、 行為標準等下降
I'm afraid the children will all be dragged down to his level. 我看他的孩子也要跟他學壞了. drag sth in/into sth introduce (a subject which has nothing to do with what is being talked about) into the conversation 在談話中扯進不相關(guān)的事
Must you drag politics into everything? 你非得事事都把政治扯進來嗎? drag sb into doing sth make sb take part in an activity against his will 硬拉某人參加某活動
She had to be dragged into seeing the dentist. 要她去牙科醫(yī)生那里看病非得生拉硬拽不可. drag sth out make sth longer than necessary 使某事物不必要地拖延
Let's not drag out this discussion, we've got to reach a decisi...
?? 考研助記
拽胳”(諧音):拽胳膊就是 拉胳膊 醫(yī)生(dr) 拖阿哥(ag)
?? 擴展釋義
*[dr?g]n. 拖, 拖累vt. 拖累, 拖拉, 沉重緩慢地走, 拖動vi. 拖累, 拖拉, 沉重緩慢地走, 拖動【計】 拖動相關(guān)詞組: drag on drag sth up drag...in drag it
?? 同詞根單詞
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