gags

n. 箝口物；箝制言論(的命令)；笑話；惡作劇

v. 塞住口部；遏制言論；使嘔吐；十分想要(做某事)

英語翻譯

Noun:

Verb:

prevent from speaking out;
\\\"The press was gagged\\\"
be too tight; rub or press;
\\\"This neckband is choking the cat\\\"
tie a gag around someone\\\'s mouth in order to silence them;
\\\"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair\\\"
make jokes or quips;
\\\"The students were gagging during dinner\\\"
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
\\\"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged\\\"
cause to retch or choke
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

造句

用作名詞(n.)

The robbers rammed the gag in her mouth.
強盜用力將堵嘴物塞進她口中。
The burglars bound him hand and foot and placed a gag in his mouth.
夜盜們捆住了他的手腳，并用東西塞住他的嘴。
Gag orders at this stage in the proceedings are rare, though not unprecedented.
雖說并非史無前例，但進展到這階段下達禁令實屬罕見。
There is always a standing gag in his company.
他的連隊里一直流傳著一句老笑話。
It was just a gag, we didn\\\'t mean to upset anyone.
這只是逗著玩，我們并未想使任何人不高興。

用作動詞(v.)

The thieves left the night-watchman tied up and gagged.
竊賊把夜班守衛員捆住，把他的嘴也堵住了。
The new censorship laws is an attempt to gag the press.
新的新聞審查法目的在于剝奪新聞界的言論自由。
The odor coming from it is strong enough to gag you.
從里面釋放出來的氣味足以將你窒息。
Not all rock stars are gagging for it.
并非所有的搖滾歌星都有性沖動。
The reason, no doubt, is that she wasn\\\'t gagging for such a career.
毫無疑問，原因就在于她確實也沒有很想從事這樣的事業。

常用短語

組詞

She put her thumb in her mouth for a gag and she cried silently.
出自：J. Steinbeck
A gag is inserted in the patient\\\'s mouth to prevent him biting his tongue.
出自：A. Clare
A dozen people were gagging or comatose from swallowing cyanide.
出自：T. Keneally
A repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that..gave off an odor that would gag a goat.
出自：G. Keillor
Even Mozart..would gag at so much worship.
出自：fig.