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shag

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shag1 /ʃæɡ/ (also shagpile /ˈʃæɡpaɪl/) adjective  shag carpet/rug DHa carpet or rug with a rough surface made from long threads of wool 长绒地毯
Related topics: Birds, Tobacco
shag2 noun  1. [countable] British English informal not politeSEX/HAVE SEX WITH an act of having sex with someone 性交2. [countable]HBB a large black sea bird 长鼻鸬鹚3. [uncountable]DFT strong-tasting tobacco with thick leaves cut into small thin pieces 浓味烟丝
Examples from the Corpus
shagI don't know where they are - they've probably gone upstairs for a shag.Red-throated divers and shags feed a lot on young saithe and also on sand-eel.
shag3 verb (shagged, shagging) [intransitive, transitive] British English informal not polite  SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto have sex with someone (与)性交→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
shagAll she ever thinks about is shagging.To hear him talk, you'd think he's shagged every woman in town!
Origin shag2 Old English sceacga shag3 (1900-2000) Origin unknown
rug with a a rough or Corpus carpet


shag
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shag1 /ʃæɡ/ (also shag‧pile /ˈʃæɡpaɪl/) adjective
shag carpet/rug a carpet or rug with a rough surface made from long threads of wool

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shag2 noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: sceacga
1. [countable] British English informal not polite an act of having sex with someone
2. [countable] a large black sea bird
3. [uncountable] strong-tasting tobacco with thick leaves cut into small thin pieces

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shag3 verb (past tense and past participle shagged, present participle shagging) [intransitive and transitive] British English informal not polite
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Origin unknown
to have sex with someone


shagBrE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a strong type of tobacco cut into long thin pieces 浓味烟丝;粗切烟丝 [countable] a large black bird with a long neck that lives near the sea 鸬鹚 [countable, usually singular] (BrE, taboo, slang) an act of sex with sb 性交
shagBrE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they shag BrE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it shags BrE /ʃæɡz/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃæɡz/ 🔊past simple shagged BrE /ʃæɡd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃæɡd/ 🔊past participle shagged BrE /ʃæɡd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃæɡd/ 🔊 -ing form shagging BrE /ˈʃæɡɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃæɡɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sb) (BrE, taboo, slang) to have sex with sb 和…性交
shagBrE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃæɡ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] used to describe a carpet, etc., usually made of wool, that has long threads (地毯等)长绒的