gag

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gag1 /ɡæɡ/ verb (gagged, gagging)  1  [intransitive]SICK/VOMIT to be unable to swallow and feel as if you are about to bring up food from your stomach 作呕 The foul smell made her gag. 那股臭味让她想吐。gag on He almost gagged on his first mouthful of food. 他才吃一口就差点吐了出来。2  [transitive]SCPREVENT to put a piece of cloth over someone’s mouth to stop them making a noise 用布堵住〔某人的嘴，使其不能出声〕 Thugs gagged her and tied her to a chair. 暴徒用布堵住她的嘴，把她绑在一把椅子上。 He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). 他把受害者绑起来，堵住嘴。3  [transitive]SCPREVENT 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 an attempt to gag political activists 压制政治活动家言论的企图 → gag order, gag rule4  be gagging to do something/be gagging for something British English informal to be very eager to do or have something 急切地想做某事/急切地想要某物 They were gagging to sign the contract. 他们急切地想把合同签下来。5. be gagging for it British English informal to be very eager to have sex 欲火中烧→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

gag• I could hardly eat the fish without gagging.• He tried to swallow but gagged.• The price of these tickets is enough to make anyone gag.• He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner, bound and gagged.• Time allowed 00:16 Read in studio Masked raiders have bound and gagged a shop manager before escaping with two thousand pounds cash.• I heard him gagging and coughing.• He wailed and gagged as people walked by.• The forest opened into a large clearing and she gagged as she saw the slaughter within.• Janir took a sip of the medicine and gagged at the vile taste.• They shouldered their paddles and again laughed, though this time the laughter was muted, gagged by the just-offshore wind.• The prime minister has been accused of attempting to gag members of his government who do not agree with his policies.• Joe gagged on his first cigarette, red-faced and choking.• Talk about gagging on your Goobers.• Of course there are laws and restrictions to gag over, but the record holds no particular shame.• The mayor was accused of trying to gag the media.• The government has once again used concerns about "National Security' as an excuse to gag the press.gag on• A customer gagged on a piece of meat.bound and gagged• He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner, bound and gagged.• Time allowed 00:16 Read in studio Masked raiders have bound and gagged a shop manager before escaping with two thousand pounds cash.• Their bodies were weighted, bound and gagged, and dumped overboard.• He bound and gagged me, held my arm, and we walked round the garden.• They bound and gagged two children and then forced one of them to take them to the money.• They were bound and gagged with masking tape.• Judge frees intruder who bound and gagged woman A KNIFE-wielding intruder who bound and gagged a woman walked free from court yesterday.gag2 noun [countable]  1  informalJOKE a joke or funny story 玩笑，笑话 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. 这是该档节目里一个有点老掉牙的笑话。2. SCPREVENTa piece of cloth put over someone’s mouth to stop them making a noise 封口布

Examples from the Corpus

gag• In the midst of them, a gag tied tightly about her mouth, was a woman.• Cattelan's work is a see-once-then-forget-it gag.• He started the show with a few old gags about mothers-in-law.• Some first-time eaters may become alarmed as this happens, thinking they have somehow become the victim of a time-lapse photography gag.• Even Fergie got a mention in a spurious gag about how he and the Royal got together.• The playwright pounces upon the gags like a poodle going after the petits fours.• His first job was writing gags for a famous comedian.• He wrote gags for the Jack Benny show.running gag• And let's face it, as a running gag, it really wasn't up to much.• Endless suffering and the variety of torments have become a running gag.• I remember good learning and running gags and reasonable ambition.• Just like comedians, politicians need running gags, like designer tent encampments for the homeless in the parks.• She didn't mind the running gag but argued that a programme director should remain anonymous.Origin gag1 (1400-1500) Probably from the sound of someone being prevented from breathing

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gag

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gag¹ /ɡæɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle gagged, present participle gagging)1. [intransitive] to be unable to swallow and feel as if you are about to bring up food from your stomach:
    The foul smell made her gag.
    gag on
    He almost gagged on his first mouthful of food.
2. [transitive] to put a piece of cloth over someone’s mouth to stop them making a noise:
    Thugs gagged her and tied her to a chair.
    He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking).
3. [transitive] to stop people saying what they want to say and expressing their opinions:
    an attempt to gag political activists ⇨ gag order, gag rule
4. be gagging to do something/be gagging for something British English informal to be very eager to do or have something:
    They were gagging to sign the contract.
5. be gagging for it British English informal to be very eager to have sex

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gag² noun [countable]
1. informal a joke or funny story:
    He told a few gags.
    It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show.
2. a piece of cloth put over someone’s mouth to stop them making a noise
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ joke a funny story that you tell people to make them laugh: We all sat around telling jokes. | Have you heard the joke about the man who found a frog in his soup?
   ▪ funny story a short story that someone tells to make people laugh: He was one of those guys who are good at telling funny stories at dinner parties.
   ▪ gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer: He’s a great comedian, with plenty of good gags.
   ▪ one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: There are some memorable one-liners in the film.
   ▪ wisecrack a funny remark or reply, especially one that is said in a very quick and clever way: It’s a comic masterpiece, packed with classic wisecracks.
   ▪ pun (also play on words) a joke made by mixing up two different meanings of the same word, or two words with the same sound: a pun on the words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’ | The title of the book is a witty play on words. | Shakespeare used a lot of puns for comic effect.
   ▪ quip written something funny and clever that someone says: He made some friendly quip about hair loss, and everyone laughed.