| 释义 |
flag down
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | flag down - signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
Translationsflag1 (flӕg) noun a piece of cloth with a particular design representing a country, party, association etc. the French flag. 旗子 旗ˈflag-pole / ˈflagstaff nouns the pole on which a flag is hung. 旗桿 旗杆flag down verb – past tense, past participle flagged – to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop. We flagged down a taxi. 打旗號使(車)停下 打旗号使（车）停下 flag down
flag downTo wave one's arms to attract someone's attention, usually to get them to stop moving. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flag" and "down." I was finally able to flag down a passing motorist to help with our stalled car. It'll take awhile to flag a taxi down. Why don't we just walk to the museum?See also: down, flagflag someone or something downto signal or wave, indicating that someone should stop. Please go out and flag a taxi down. I'll be right out. She went to flag down a taxi.See also: down, flagflag downSignal to stop, as in The police were flagging down all cars. This expression uses the verb flag in the sense of "catch the attention of, as by waving a flag," a usage dating from the mid-1800s; down was added in the first half of the 1900s. See also: down, flagflag downv. To signal something or someone to stop: I flagged down a taxi when it started raining. When we ran out of gas, we flagged the police officer down to ask for help.See also: down, flagEncyclopediaSeeflagFinancialSeeFlagflag down
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