| 单词 | jag |
| 释义 | jag (once / 1462 pages) 1nv 2n A jag is a sharp area that protrudes from a surface, a pointed bump or knob. The walls of a cave, rather than being smooth, might be lined with rocky jags. You'll encounter jags when you're mountain climbing or walking along the rocky coast. To "be on a jag" or "go on a jag" means to be completely unrestrained, whether you're on a drinking jag or a crying jag. This second meaning is of U.S. origin, first meaning "a load of hay or wood," and later "as much drink as a man can hold," in the 17th century. By the 1880s, it was "a period of unrestrained activity." WORD FAMILYjag: jagged, jagging, jaggy, jags+/jagged: jaggedest, jaggedly, jaggedness USAGE EXAMPLESGlamorous Cypress Point, Alister Mackenzie's masterpiece woven through cypress, sand dunes and jagged coastline, wasn't always the darling of America's 100 Greatest. Golf Digest(Jan 02, 2017) Will a solid finish be impressive enough for the Jags to keep Marrone in charge? Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) But the artist complicates things with panels in a range of shapes, often with jagged edges. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n a sharp projection on an edge or surface he clutched a jag of the rock Hyper projection any solid convex shape that juts out from something 2n a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing Syn|Hyper dag flap any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely 3n a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing Hyper slit a long narrow opening 4v cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge 2Hypo|Hyper serrate make saw-toothed or jag the edge of cut separate with or as if with an instrument n a bout of drinking or drug taking Hyper intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence |
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