| 单词 | drag |
| 释义 | verb | noun dragdrag1 /dræg/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (dragged, dragging) 1PULL ALONG THE GROUND [transitive] to pull someone or something along the ground, often because he or she is too heavy to carry: We couldn’t lift it, so we dragged it.drag somebody/something away/along/off etc. Wild animals had dragged the carcass away.drag somebody/something into/to/across etc. I managed to drag the table into the kitchen.► see thesaurus at pull12PULL somebody [transitive always + adv./prep.] to pull someone or something somewhere in a way that causes harm or damage: Several protesters were dragged away by police. Secret Service agents dragged the man to the ground (=pulled the man down to the ground).3PERSUADE somebody TO COME [transitive always + adv./prep.] informal to persuade or force someone to come somewhere when he or she does not want to: Mom dragged us to a classical concert last night. Can you drag yourself away from that video game for a few minutes?4COMPUTER [transitive always + adv./prep.] computers to move something on a computer screen by pulling it along with the mouse: Drag and drop the icon into the new folder.5TOUCH THE GROUND [intransitive] if something is dragging along the ground, part of it is touching the ground as you move: drag along/in/on something Your coat’s dragging in the mud.6drag yourself up/down/into etc. to move somewhere with difficulty: Jacob was so tired he could hardly drag himself up the stairs.7drag your feet/heels informal to take too much time to do something because you do not want to do it: The police have been accused of dragging their feet on the investigation.8BE BORING [intransitive] if time or an event drags, it seems to go very slowly because nothing interesting is happening: The last two hours of the play really dragged.9INJURED BODY PART [transitive] if you drag your leg, foot, etc., you cannot lift it off the ground as you walk because it is injured: The bird was dragging its broken wing.10drag a lake/river/pond etc. to look for something in a lake, river, pond, etc. by pulling a heavy net along the bottom: They dragged the lake for the missing girl’s body.11drag somebody’s name through the mud to say that someone has done bad things, whether this is true or not, so that others will have a bad opinion of him or her12drag somebody kicking and screaming into something humorous to force someone to do something or become involved in something that he or she does not want to: The company has been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.13BOAT [transitive] if a boat drags its anchor, it pulls the anchor away from its place on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old Norse draga or Old English dragan]drag somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1to make the price, level, or quality of something go down: The widespread decline in stocks dragged down computer share prices.2to make someone feel unhappy: Fuhr said that losing his job dragged him and his whole family down.3if a bad person or situation drags you down, your behavior or situation becomes worse because the person or situation has influence on you: Don’t let them drag you down to their level (=make you behave as badly as they do).drag somebody/something in phrasal verb to start to talk about someone or something that is not connected with what you are talking or arguing about: They’re trying to drag in all kinds of other issues to distract us. → see also look like something the cat dragged in at cat (4), look what the cat dragged in! at look1 (18)drag somebody/something into something phrasal verb to make someone get involved in a particular situation, discussion, etc., even though he or she does not want to: I’m sorry I dragged you into this mess.drag on phrasal verb if an event drags on, it seems to continue for longer than is necessary, often because you are bored: drag on for/into The board’s discussions dragged on for several hours. The meeting dragged on into the evening.drag something ↔ out phrasal verb to make a meeting, an argument, etc. last longer than is necessary: How long are you going to drag this discussion out?drag something out of somebody phrasal verb to make someone tell you something when he or she had not intended to or were not supposed to do so: It took me all day to drag it out of her.drag something up phrasal verb to mention an unpleasant or embarrassing story from the past, even though it upsets someone: Why does he have to drag that up again? verb | noun dragdrag2 noun 1something UNPLEASANT a drag informal a)something or someone that is boring: Don’t be such a drag! Come to the party. b)something that is annoying and continues for a long time: It’s a drag having to share a bathroom with four people.2something PREVENTING PROGRESS a drag on somebody/something someone or something that makes it hard for you to make progress toward what you want: Maggie thinks marriage would be a drag on her career.3CIGARETTE [countable] the act of breathing in smoke from a cigarette: Frank took a deep drag on his cigarette.4the main drag informal the biggest or longest street that goes through a town, especially the middle of a town: Our hotel is right on the main drag.5in drag informal wearing clothes that are intended for people of the opposite sex, especially for fun or entertainment6FORCE [singular, uncountable] the force of air that pushes against an airplane or a vehicle that is moving forward: The car’s low profile and rounded edges reduce its drag. |
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