| 单词 | gag |
| 释义 | Word Frequency gag 1(ɡæɡ) verbWord forms: gags, gagging or gagged 1. (transitive) to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out 2. (transitive) to suppress or censor (free expression, information, etc) 3. to retch or cause to retch 4. (intransitive) to struggle for breath; choke 5. (transitive) to hold (the jaws) of (a person or animal) apart with a surgical gag 6. (transitive) to apply a gag-bit to (a horse) 7. be gagging for noun 8. a piece of cloth, rope, etc, stuffed into or tied across the mouth 9. any restraint on or suppression of information, free speech, etc 10. a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy 11. parliamentary procedure another word for closure (sense 4) Word origin C15 gaggen; perhaps imitative of a gasping soundWord Frequency gag 2(ɡæɡ) informal noun 1. a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian 2. a hoax, practical joke, etc he did it for a gag verbWord forms: gags, gagging or gagged 3. (intransitive) to tell jokes or funny stories, as comedians in nightclubs, etc 4. (often foll by up) theatre a. to interpolate lines or business not in the actor's stage part, usually comic and improvised b. to perform a stage jest, either spoken or based on movement Word origin C19: perhaps special use of gag1 |
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