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单词 sag
释义 sag
 /sag/,  v.  , sagged, sagging,  n.  
  v.i.  
  1. to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, esp. in the middle: The roof sags.
  2. to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging.
  3. to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged.
  4. to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like: Our spirits began to sag.
  5. to decline, as in price: The stock market sagged today.
  6.  Naut.  
   a. (of a hull) to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness. Cf. hog (def. 16).
   b. to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway.
  v.t.  
  7. to cause to sag.
  n.  
  8. an act or instance of sagging.
  9. the degree of sagging.
  10. a place where anything sags; depression.
  11. a moderate decline in prices.
  12.  Naut.  
   a. deflection downward of a hull amidships, due to structural weakness.
   b. leeway (def. 3).
 [1375-1425; late ME saggen (v.), prob. < Scand; cf. Norw sagga to move slowly (akin to LG sacken to sink, Norw, Dan sakke, Sw sacka, Icel sakka to slow up, fall behind)]
 Syn. 4. weaken, flag, tire, weary.
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