Gag
[gæg]
解释:
(noun.) restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.
(verb.) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.
(verb.) cause to retch or choke.
(verb.) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; 'he swallowed a fishbone and gagged'.
(verb.) make jokes or quips; 'The students were gagging during dinner'.
(verb.) tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; 'The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair'.
(verb.) prevent from speaking out; 'The press was gagged'.
凯西整理--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.
(v. t.) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
(v. t.) To cause to heave with nausea.
(v. i.) To heave with nausea; to retch.
(v. i.) To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
(n.) Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
(n.) A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
(n.) A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion.
整理:默尔
同义词及近义词:
v. a. Silence, stifle, muzzle, muffle.
v. n. Keck, retch.
编辑:奥斯本
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Silence, stifle, burke, muzzle, hush
ANT:Evoke, provoke, inspire, animate
伊丽莎白手打
解释:
v.t. (slang) to deceive.—v.i. to practise imposture.—n. a made-up story lie: (U.S.) a laughing-stock.
v.t. to forcibly stop the mouth: to silence: to choke up: to introduce gag into a piece:—pr.p. gag′ging; pa.p. gagged.—n. something thrust into the mouth or put over it to enforce silence or distend the jaws during an operation: the closure applied in a debate: a mouthful which produces nausea the fat of fresh beef boiled: (slang) an actor's interpolation: a joke or hoax.—n. Gag′ger one who gags.
阿琳整理
例句:
- When I awoke suddenly it was to find a half-dozen powerful men upon me, a gag already in my mouth, and a moment later my arms and legs securely bound. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Mr. Godfrey felt Christian fingers unfastening his bandage, and extracting his gag. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- He is bound as before, and in his mouth there is a gag--tied so, with a tight string, making him look almost as if he laughed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- He too was aroused from his studies by a tawny naked arm round his throat, by a bandage over his eyes, and by a gag in his mouth. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Gag the creature and bind him as I command. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Never a word spoke they, and the gag effectually prevented me speaking. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- On entering the room their first proceeding must have been to gag Mr. Blessington. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- I gagged and bound him and then hung him over the edge of the roof as I myself had hung a few moments before. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- He was gagged before he could give the alarm, and tied down upon the bed. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
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