| [/gæg; ɡæɡ/] n 用法:
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东西（尤指布）（使人不能说话或喊叫）.
(b) thing placed in a patient's mouth by a dentist, doctor, etc to keep it open 张口器（牙医等用的）.
(C) (fig 比喻) anything that restricts freedom of speech 限制言论自由的任何事物. 用法:
2 joke or funny story, esp as part of a comedian's act 笑话或滑稽故事; （尤指喜剧演员的）插科打诨:
a few rather feeble gags 几个没什麽趣的笑话. gag 2
v (-gg-) 用法:
1 [Tn] (a) put a gag(1a) into or over the mouth of (sb); silence 塞住或捂住（某人）的嘴; 使缄默.
(b) (fig 比喻) deprive (sb/sth) of free speech 剥夺（某人[某事物]）的言论自由:
The new censorship laws are an attempt to gag the press. 新的新闻审查法目的在於剥夺新闻界的言论自由. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (infml) choke or retch 窒息; 作呕:
gagging on a piece of raw fish 因吃一块生鱼而作呕. 用法:
3 [I] make jokes 插科打诨. |