rag

詞型變化：

英文解釋：

名詞 rag:

1. a small piece of cloth or paper
   同義詞：shred, tag, tag end, tatter
2. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
   同義詞：rag week
3. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
   同義詞：ragtime
4. newspaper with half-size pages
   同義詞：tabloid, sheet
5. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

動詞 rag:

1. treat cruelly
   同義詞：torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   同義詞：annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
3. play in ragtime
4. harass with persistent criticism or carping
   同義詞：tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
5. censure severely or angrily
   同義詞：call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
6. break into lumps before sorting

中英例句：

1. Her remarks were like a red rag to a bull: he was furious with her.
   她的話惹得他對她暴跳如雷。
2. He wrapped a clean rag around his ankle.
   他把一小塊乾淨的布纏住腳腕。
3. I read it in the local rag.
   我從本地的報紙上看到了這條訊息。
4. He cleaned the car with an oily rag.
   他用一塊沾油的抹布擦乾淨汽車。