rag

名词 rag:

1. a small piece of cloth or paper
   同义词：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
   同义词：rag week
3. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
   同义词：ragtime
4. newspaper with half-size pages
   同义词：tabloid, sheet
5. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

动词 rag:

1. treat cruelly
   同义词：torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   同义词：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
   同义词：tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
5. censure severely or angrily
   同义词：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

1. Her remarks were like a red rag to a bull: he was furious with her.
   她的话惹得他对她暴跳如雷。
2. He wrapped a clean rag around his ankle.
   他把一小块乾净的布缠住脚腕。
3. I read it in the local rag.
   我从本地的报纸上看到了这条消息。
4. He cleaned the car with an oily rag.
   他用一块沾油的抹布擦干净汽车。

rag

n.（名词）

A scrap of cloth.
破布：一块布片
A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting.
抹布：用于擦洗或除尘的布片
rags Threadbare or tattered clothing.
rags 破旧衣服：穿旧的或破了的衣服
Cloth converted to pulp for making paper.
造纸用布：制成浆状用于造纸的布
A scrap; a fragment.
破片；碎片
Slang A newspaper, especially one specializing in sensationalism or gossip.
【俚语】 报纸：报纸，尤指专门危言耸听或传播小道消息的报纸
The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit.
橘络：柑橘果实中间多纤维的部分和膜壁

来源：
Middle English ragge
中古英语 ragge
from Old English *ragg
源自 古英语 *ragg
from Old Norse *rôgg [woven tuft of wool]
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 *rôgg [织起来的一簇羊毛]

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v.tr.（及物动词）
ragged,rag.ging,rags
Slang To tease or taunt.See Synonyms at banter
【俚语】 戏弄，嘲笑参见 banter
Slang To berate; scold.
【俚语】 责骂；责备
Chiefly British To play a joke on.
【多用于英国】 开…的玩笑
n.Chiefly British （名词）【多用于英国】
A practical joke; a prank.
恶作剧；玩笑

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n.（名词）
A roofing slate with one rough surface.
石板瓦：一种有粗糙表面的盖屋顶石板
Chiefly British A coarsely textured rock.
【多用于英国】 坚硬石灰岩：一种纹理粗糙的岩石

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v.tr.（及物动词）
ragged,rag.ging,rags
To compose or play (a piece) in ragtime.
以散拍乐演奏：用散拍乐创作或演奏（一段爵士乐）
n.（名词）
A piece written in ragtime.
散拍乐曲：用散拍乐写作的爵士乐

来源：
Perhaps from ragged
可能源自 ragged