ag
n
1
(a) thing, esp a piece of cloth, putin or over a person's mouth to prevent him from speaking or shouting 塞入口中或覆於口上的東西(尤指布)(使人不能說話或喊叫).
(b) thing placed in a patient's mouth by a dentist, doctor, etc to keep it open 張口器(牙醫(yī)等用的).
(c) (fig 比喻) anything that restricts freedom of speech 限制言論自由的任何事物.
2 joke or funny story, esp as part of a comedian's act 笑話或滑稽故事; (尤指喜劇演員的)插科打諢
a few rather feeble gags 幾個沒什麼趣的笑話. gag, v (-gg-)
1 [Tn]
(a) put a gag(1a) into or over the mouth of (sb); silence 塞住或捂住(某人)的嘴; 使緘默.
(b) (fig 比喻) deprive (sb/sth) of free speech 剝奪(某人[某事物])的言論自由
The new censorship laws are an attempt to gag the press. 新的新聞審查法目的在於剝奪新聞界的言論自由.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (infml 口) choke or retch 窒息; 作嘔
gagging on a piece of raw fish 因吃一塊生魚而作嘔.
3 [I] make jokes 插科打諢.