noun🔗Share破烂衣裳，碎布。 (in the plural) Tattered clothes."After working in the garden all day, his clothes were just dirty rags. "在花园里干了一整天的活儿，他的衣服已经成了脏兮兮的破烂衣裳。appearancewearmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share破布，碎布。 A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter."The old woman used rags to clean her dusty furniture. "老妇人用破布擦拭她积满灰尘的家具。materialwearitemappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share叫花子，乞丐。 A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin."The kind woman often gave food to the rags she saw begging on the street corner. "那位善良的女士经常把食物分给在街角乞讨的那些叫花子。appearancepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share毛边, 飞边 A ragged edge in metalworking."After using the dull drill bit, I noticed rags of metal hanging off the edge of the hole. "用钝了的钻头之后，我注意到孔的边缘挂着一些金属毛边。technicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share帆布, 破布. A sail, or any piece of canvas."The old fisherman patched the hole in his boat's rags with some spare canvas. "老渔夫用备用的帆布修补了他船上破帆布的破洞。nauticalsailingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share报纸，杂志。 A newspaper, magazine.""I don't trust that news; it's just sensationalized stories from the tabloids and rags." "我不相信那些新闻；它们只不过是小报和垃圾杂志上耸人听闻的故事。mediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蹩脚货, 差劲的球员 A poor, low-ranking kicker."I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag."我手里的牌是A和4，换句话说，我拿了一手烂牌/我是个差劲的球员。personsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用抹布涂抹，抹涂。 To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag."The student ragged the classroom walls with bright yellow paint. "那个学生用亮黄色油漆用抹布涂抹了教室的墙壁。artappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变破烂，破烂不堪 To become tattered."The edges of my favorite t-shirt started to rag after years of washing. "我最喜欢的T恤衫，洗了很多年后，边缘开始变得破破烂烂的了。wearappearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share粗石，粗砾石 A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone."The garden path was made of rags, giving it a rough, uneven surface perfect for drainage. "花园小径是用粗砾石铺成的，表面粗糙不平，非常适合排水。geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拣选矿石, 分选矿石 To break (ore) into lumps for sorting."The miner had to rags the ore to separate the valuable minerals from the waste. "矿工必须拣选矿石，把有价值的矿物从废石中分离出来。geologymineralworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share修整粗糙，粗略修整 To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone."The machinist had to rags the newly installed grindstone to ensure it spun true and wouldn't damage the metal. "为了确保新装的砂轮转动平稳，不会损坏金属，机工必须对它进行粗略修整。technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share恶作剧，玩笑。 A prank or practical joke."The senior students played some harmless rags on the freshmen during orientation week. "在迎新周期间，高年级学生对新生们开了一些无伤大雅的玩笑。entertainmentactioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share筹款义卖活动, 慈善募捐活动 A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising."Our university rags organized a fun run to raise money for the local children's hospital. "我们大学的慈善募捐活动组织举办了一场趣味跑，为当地儿童医院筹集资金。organizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share责骂，训斥，戏弄。 To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter."My friends always rag me about my old car, but I don't mind; it's still running! "我的朋友总是拿我的旧车开玩笑，损我，不过我不在意，它还能开呢!attitudecommunicationlanguageactioncharacteremotionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share猛开，飞车 To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner."He rags his old truck down the dirt road every morning to get to work on time. "他每天早上都猛开着他的旧卡车，沿着土路一路飞车，才能准时上班。vehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share欺负，戏弄. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze."New fraternity pledges were warned that older members sometimes rag them with silly tasks and embarrassing questions. "新生入会前，被告知老成员有时候会用一些愚蠢的任务和令人难堪的问题来欺负、戏弄他们。cultureeducationentertainmentsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拉格泰姆舞会，弦乐舞会 An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands."Back in the day, on Saturday nights, the community hall would host lively rags, with fiddles and banjos playing all night long. "以前，在星期六的晚上，社区活动中心会举办热闹的拉格泰姆舞会，小提琴和班卓琴彻夜演奏。musicdanceentertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拉格泰姆音乐，雷格泰姆音乐。 A ragtime song, dance or piece of music."My grandfather loved to play ragtime rags on the piano. "我爷爷喜欢在钢琴上弹奏拉格泰姆风格的乐曲。musicdanceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share演奏拉格泰姆，以拉格泰姆风格演奏 To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time."The pianist likes to rag old folk songs, giving them a lively, upbeat feel. "那位钢琴家喜欢用拉格泰姆风格来演奏老民歌，给它们带来一种活泼欢快的感觉。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share跳拉格泰姆舞，随着拉格泰姆音乐起舞 To dance to ragtime music."The students were all excited to rag during the school dance. "学生们在学校舞会上都很兴奋地跳拉格泰姆舞。musicdanceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使具有切分音，使有拉格泰姆音乐风格 To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song."The pianist ragged the familiar melody, transforming it into a lively ragtime piece. "钢琴师对熟悉的旋律进行了切分音处理，把它变成了一首欢快的拉格泰姆乐曲。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
