| 释义 |
Noun: rag rag- A small piece of cloth or paper
- shred, tag, tag end, tatter - [Brit] A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
- rag week [Brit] - Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
- ragtime - Newspaper with half-size pages
- tabloid, sheet - [Brit] A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
Verb: rag (ragged,ragging) rag- Treat cruelly
- torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark [Brit], nettle, gravel [US], vex, chafe, devil - Play in ragtime
"rag that old tune" - Harass with persistent criticism or carping
- tease, razz [N. Amer], cod, tantalize, tantalise [Brit], bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride - Censure severely or angrily
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
- call on the carpet [US], take to task, rebuke, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast, ream [N. Amer] - Break into lumps before sorting
"rag ore"
Derived forms: rags, ragged, ragging Type of: bemock, beset, break up, chevvy [non-standard], chevy, chivvy, chivy, criticise [Brit], criticize, dance music, displease, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, harass, harry, hassle, hebdomad, knock, mock, molest, newspaper, paper, pick apart, piece of cloth, piece of material, plague, play, practical joke, provoke, spiel, week Encyclopedia: Rag Rag, Tag and Bobtail |