lag

名词 lag:

1. the act of slowing down or falling behind
   同义词：slowdown, retardation
2. the time between one event, process, or period and another
   同义词：interim, meantime, meanwhile
3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
   同义词：stave

动词 lag:

1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
   同义词：dawdle, fall back, fall behind
2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
   同义词：imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

1. I felt completely disorientated with the jet lag.
   我乘长途飞机後因生理节奏失调而感到昏昏沉沉的。
2. Interest lags in such matters.
   对这类事情的兴趣慢慢减少了。
3. There was a long lag in forwarding mail to us.
   转寄给我们的邮件晚了很久才拿到。
4. The children always lag behind when we go for a walk.
   我们出去散步时，孩子们总是落在后面。

lag

v.（动词）
lagged,lag.ging,lags
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To fail to keep up a pace; straggle.
跟不上；落伍
To proceed or develop with comparative slowness:
缓慢的进行：以相对较慢的速度行进或发展：
例句：
The electric current lags behind the voltage.
电流的相位小于电压

To fail, weaken, or slacken gradually; flag.
减弱：逐渐减弱、衰退或动摇；低落
Games To determine the order of play in billiards by successively hitting the cue ball against the end rail, the ball rebounding closest to the head rail indicating the player to shoot first.
【游戏】 （以击母球的方式）决定先后次序：一种决定台球比赛顺序的方法，即在成功地击中母球底边并使其从台球桌底边上弹回后，以最靠近顶边的球的击打者为先击者
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to hang back or fall behind.
落后于：使畏缩不前或落后
To shoot, throw, or pitch (a coin, for example) at a mark.
投，掷：向一个目标射出、扔或投掷（如硬币等）
n.（名词）
The act, process, or condition of lagging.
落后：落后的动作、进程或状况
One that lags.
落后者
A condition of slowness or retardation.
迟滞或缓慢的情况

The extent or duration of lagging:
滞缓的持续时间或程度：
例句：
.He wondered darkly at how great a lag there was between his thinking and his actions.(Thomas Wolfe)
.他暗暗惊讶于自己在思想和行动上有如此大的差距.(托马斯·沃尔夫)

An interval between events or phenomena considered together.
间隔的时间：在被认为是连续的事件或现象之间的间隔

来源：
From earlier lag [last person]
源自较早期 lag [最后一个人]
from Middle English lag- [last]
源自 中古英语 lag- [最后的]
[perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
lag.ger
n.（名词）

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lag
lag 2

n.（名词）
A barrel stave.
桶板
A strip, as of wood, that forms a part of the covering for a cylindrical object.
绞板：用来构成圆柱形物体覆盖物的（木）条
v.tr.（及物动词）
lagged,lag.ging,lags
To furnish or cover with lags.
把…用桶板装饰或覆盖

来源：
[Probably of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to Swedish lagg * see leu-
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语] ；类似于 瑞典语 lagg *参见 leu-

lag
lag 3

v.tr.（及物动词）
lagged,lag.ging,lags
To arrest.
逮捕
To send to prison.
送…入狱
n.（名词）

A convict.
罪犯
An ex-convict.
已经刑满的罪犯
A period of imprisonment; a sentence.
徒刑期限；判决

来源：
[Origin unknown]
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