释义 |
Adjective: ragged ragid- Being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
"clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp" - raggedy [N. Amer] - Worn out from stress or strain
"run ragged" - raggedy [N. Amer] - Having an irregular outline
"text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line" - raggedy [N. Amer] 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"
See also: raggedly, raggedness, tired, uneven, worn Type of: bemock, beset, break up, chevvy [non-standard], chevy, chivvy, chivy, criticise [Brit], criticize, displease, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, harass, harry, hassle, knock, mock, molest, pick apart, plague, play, provoke, spiel Encyclopedia: Rag Rag, Tag and Bobtail |