ragged
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rag·ged /ˈræɡɪd/ adjective 1 clothes etc 衣服等 (also raggedy /ˈræɡədi/ especially American English)TEAR torn and in bad condition 破旧的 the ragged blankets on the bed 床上的破毯子 a raggedy hat 一顶破旧的帽子2 people 人DCCONDITION/STATE OF something wearing clothes that are old and torn 衣衫褴褛的 Crowds of ragged children played among the rocks. 一群群破衣烂衫的孩子在岩石间玩耍。3 uneven 不平的 (also raggedy)CFUNTIDY having a rough uneven edge or surface 〔边缘〕参差不齐的；〔表面〕凹凸不平的 The old photograph looked a little ragged at the edges. 这张旧相片的边缘有点磨破了。 a ragged hole 边缘粗糙的洞 raggedy hair 参差不齐的头发4 not regular 不规则的 not regular or together 不规则的；零散的 The crowd gave a ragged cheer. 人群中发出了零零落落的欢呼。 ragged breathing 不均匀的呼吸5 tired 疲倦的 informalTIRED tired after using a lot of effort 疲乏的 He looked ragged, so I told him to go to bed. 他看上去很累，所以我叫他上床睡觉去。 He ran United’s defence ragged (=made them do a lot of work). 他让联队的防守队员疲于奔命。6. be on the ragged edge American English informalTIRED to be feeling very tired or upset 极度疲劳；惴惴不安 —raggedly adverb raggedly dressed 衣衫褴褛的 She was breathing raggedly. 她呼吸急促。 —raggedness noun [uncountable]
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ragged• The blanket she wore over her shoulders was ragged and filthy.• Much of Cassidy's concert seemed ragged and under-rehearsed.• She looked quite ragged and unkempt.• He was educated at Guthries, a school for ragged boys, where he was subjected to frequent beatings.• Through his increasingly deep, ragged breathing, he said her name once, twice.• The three boys should have been at school with their ragged clothes, crew cuts and sullen eyes.• A man in ragged clothes was begging on the corner.• He touched his ragged hat as she passed.• Dead, ragged heads of the climbing hydrangea can be removed, cutting where the stem joins the main branch.• Alex was wearing ragged jeans with holes in the knees.• Trim ragged lawn edges with the aid of a half-moon edging iron.• a ragged shoreline• But, for the data analyst who is prepared to use judgement as well as arithmetic, smoothing can clarify many otherwise ragged situations.• Bev's voice was ragged with fatigue.ran ... ragged• For 20 minutes Middlesbrough ran us ragged.• As I said Tillo ran him ragged at some stages in the game.• Arsenal could easily have trebled their score as they ran Liverpool ragged in the second half.rag·ged adjectiveChineseSyllable
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ragged
rag‧ged /ˈræɡəd, ˈræɡɪd/
adjective
1. CLOTHES ETC (also rag‧ged‧y /ˈræɡədi, ˈræɡɪdi/ especially American English) torn and in bad condition:
the ragged blankets on the bed
a raggedy hat
2. PEOPLE wearing clothes that are old and torn:
Crowds of ragged children played among the rocks.
3. UNEVEN (also raggedy) having a rough uneven edge or surface:
The old photograph looked a little ragged at the edges.
a ragged hole
raggedy hair
4. NOT REGULAR not regular or together:
The crowd gave a ragged cheer.
ragged breathing
5. TIRED informal tired after using a lot of effort:
He looked ragged, so I told him to go to bed.
He ran United’s defence ragged (=made them do a lot of work).
6. be on the ragged edge American English informal to be feeling very tired or upset
—raggedly adverb:
raggedly dressed
She was breathing raggedly.
—raggedness noun [uncountable]
rag‧ged /ˈræɡəd, ˈræɡɪd/
adjective1. CLOTHES ETC (also rag‧ged‧y /ˈræɡədi, ˈræɡɪdi/ especially American English) torn and in bad condition:
2. PEOPLE wearing clothes that are old and torn:
3. UNEVEN (also raggedy) having a rough uneven edge or surface:
4. NOT REGULAR not regular or together:
5. TIRED informal tired after using a lot of effort:
6. be on the ragged edge American English informal to be feeling very tired or upset
—raggedly adverb:
—raggedness noun [uncountable]
