rag

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rag1 /ræɡ/ ●○○ noun  1  cloth 布 [countable, uncountable]DHC a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things 旧布；抹布 He wiped his boots dry with an old rag. 他用一块旧布把他的靴子擦干。 an oily rag 沾满油污的抹布2  newspaper 报纸 [countable] informalTCN a newspaper, especially one that you think is not particularly important or of good quality 小报；质量低劣的报纸 He writes for the local rag. 他给当地小报写稿。3  in rags DCCwearing old torn clothes 衣衫褴褛 Children in rags begged money from the tourists. 衣衫褴褛的孩子向游客讨钱。4  from rags to riches RICHbecoming very rich after starting your life very poor 从赤贫到巨富，从一贫如洗到家财万贯 He likes to tell people of his rise from rags to riches. 他喜欢给人讲他白手起家的故事。 → rags-to-riches5. music 音乐 [countable]APM a piece of ragtime music 雷格泰姆乐曲6  students’ event 学生活动 [countable] British EnglishSEC an event organized by students every year in order to make money for people who are poor, sick etc 〔学生每年为穷人、病人等举行的〕慈善募捐活动 rag week 慈善募捐周 → glad rags at glad(7), → like a red rag to a bull at red1(5), → lose your rag at lose(11)

Examples from the Corpus

rag• Just get a rag and wipe it up.• I opened the window, stepped out on the ledge, and began to wash windowpanes with a rag.• That paper's nothing but a fascist rag.• The thin cake was hard and resistant as a frozen rag.• Maple Leaf Rag• A wet finger or rag will smooth a caulked joint and leave a neat appearance.• This was how he remembered her, rather than as the cancer-pained rag doll he had nursed until her death.• When I got back to the villa, I saw a red rag tied to the balcony.• He put the rags be-tween my legs.• The smell of oil clung to her as strongly as it did to the rags in the van.local rag• I advertised in the local rag, but to no avail.• But that wretched Sandra would have had a field day too - her picture in the local rag in her best dress.• I can scour the local rags!rag2 verb (ragged, ragging) [transitive]  British English old-fashionedLAUGHTRICK/DECEIVE to laugh at someone or play tricks on them 嘲笑；戏弄，捉弄 SYN tease→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

rag• Uncle Michael on a metal bed, cocooned in a fold of army blanket under mosquito netting, drawing ragged breaths.• Her voice sounded ragged from much weeping.• A ragged halo of smoky-blue cloud wraps round the intense silver glow.• Arsenal could easily have trebled their score as they ran Liverpool ragged in the second half.• Brush on the dye, working with the grain, and rag off any excess.• There'd been a ragged reconciliation in the morning.• Theresa tipped the can over; the squirrel, looking ragged, scooted toward liberation.• He lay naked on his back with the ragged stump of his leg pointing out the side door.Origin rag1 1. (1300-1400) Old Norse rögg “rough hairiness”2. (1800-1900) ragtime rag2 (1700-1800) Origin unknown

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rag¹ /ræɡ/ noun1.  CLOTH  [uncountable and countable] a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things:
    He wiped his boots dry with an old rag.
    an oily rag
2.  NEWSPAPER  [countable] informal a newspaper, especially one that you think is not particularly important or of good quality:
    He writes for the local rag.
3. in rags wearing old torn clothes:
    Children in rags begged money from the tourists.
4. from rags to riches becoming very rich after starting your life very poor:
    He likes to tell people of his rise from rags to riches. ⇨ rags-to-riches
5.  MUSIC  [countable] a piece of ragtime music
6.  STUDENTS’ EVENT  [countable] British English an event organized by students every year in order to make money for people who are poor, sick etc:
    rag week
⇨ glad rags at glad(7), ⇨ like a red rag to a bull at red¹(5), ⇨ lose your rag at lose(11)

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rag² verb (past tense and past participle ragged, present participle ragging) [transitive]British English old-fashioned to laugh at someone or play tricks on them
   SYN  tease