gag
verb
noun
ɡæɡ
verb
1
to
be
unable
to
swallow
and
feel
as
if
you
are
about
to
bring
up
food
from
your
stomach
作呕
I
The
foul
smell
made
her
gag.
那种臭味让她想吐。
[+
on
]
He
almost
gagged
on
his
first
mouthful
of
food.
他吃第一口便差点吐了出来。
2
to
put
a
piece
of
cloth
over
someone’s
mouth
to
stop
them
making
a
noise
用布塞住〔某人的嘴，使其不能出声〕
T
Thugs
gagged
her
and
tied
her
to
a
chair.
暴徒用布塞住她的嘴，把她绑在一把椅子上。
He
left
his
victim
bound
and
gagged
3
to
stop
people
saying
what
they
want
to
say
and
expressing
their
opinions
压制〔某人的〕言论自由，限制〔某人〕发言
T
an
attempt
to
gag
political
activists
压制政治活动家言论的企图
4
be gagging to do sth/be gagging for sth
to
be
very
eager
to
do
or
have
something
[英，非正式] 急切地想做某事/急切地想要某物
BrE informal
They
were
gagging
to
sign
the
contract.
他们急切地想把合同签下来。
5
be gagging for it
to
be
very
eager
to
have
sex
[英，非正式] 欲火中烧
BrE informal
noun
6
a
joke
or
funny
story
[非正式] 玩笑，笑话
informal
He
told
a
few
gags.
他讲了几个笑话。
It
was
a
bit
of
a
running
gag
(=a
joke
which
is
repeated)
in
the
show.
节目里是有点老掉牙的笑话。
7
a
piece
of
cloth
put
over
someone’s
mouth
to
stop
them
making
a
noise
塞口布〔用来封住某人的嘴使其不能出声〕