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wag

verb
/wæɡ/
/wæɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wag
/wæɡ/
/wæɡ/
he / she / it wags
/wæɡz/
/wæɡz/
past simple wagged
/wæɡd/
/wæɡd/
past participle wagged
/wæɡd/
/wæɡd/
-ing form wagging
/ˈwæɡɪŋ/
/ˈwæɡɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] wag (something) if a dog wags its tail, or its tail wags, its tail moves from side to side several times(狗)摇,摆动(尾巴);(狗尾巴)摇,摆动
    • The dog raced ahead, its tail wagging furiously.狗向前冲去,尾巴猛烈地摇摆着 。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • furiously
    • happily
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] wag something to shake your finger or your head from side to side or up and down, often because you do not approve of something 摆动,摇(头或手指,常表示不赞成)
    • ‘Just remember what I said,’ she repeated, wagging her finger at him.“记住我的话。”她重复道,朝他挥动了一下手指。
    • He wagged his head from side to side.他左右摇晃着脑袋。
  3. [transitive] wag something (Australian English, New Zealand English) to stay away from school without permission逃学
    • to wag school逃学
  4. Word Originverb Middle English (as a verb): from the Germanic base of Old English wagian ‘to sway’.
Idioms
set tongues wagging | tongues are wagging
  1. (informal) to cause people to start talking/people are talking about somebody’s private affairs惹得满城风雨;使议论纷纷;招闲话
    • His sudden resignation set tongues wagging.他的突然辞职引起了人们的议论。
    • This is a small island and tongues are beginning to wag.这是一个小岛, 人们开始议论纷纷。
the tail (is) wagging the dog
  1. used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by somebody/something that is not as important(用以描述次要部分影响和支配主要部分)主次颠倒,喧宾夺主

wag

noun
/wæɡ/
/wæɡ/
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  1. (especially British English, old-fashioned) a person who enjoys making jokes老开玩笑的人;爱闹着玩的人 synonym joker
  2. a wagging movement摇摆;摆动
    • Flossie managed a feeble wag of her tail.弗洛茜无力地摇了摇尾巴。
  3. Word Originnoun sense 1 mid 16th cent. (denoting a young man or mischievous boy, also used as a term of endearment to an infant): probably from obsolete waghalter ‘person likely to be hanged’ (from the verb wag and halter). noun sense 2 Middle English (as a verb): from the Germanic base of Old English wagian ‘to sway’.

Wag

noun
/wæɡ/
/wæɡ/
(British English, informal)
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  1. one of a group of ‘wives and girlfriends’ of famous men, especially members of a sports team(名人的,尤指运动队明星的)妻子女友团成员
    • Wags at the World Cup世界杯足球赛中的太太女友团
    • The Wags provided a welcome distraction for the reporters.瓦格纳夫妇为记者们提供了一个受欢迎的消遣。
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2

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