gag

noun

/ɡæɡ/

a piece of cloth that is put over or in somebody’s mouth to stop them speaking（使人不能说话的）封口布；塞口布
- They tied him up and put a gag on him.他们把他绑起来并用布堵住了他的嘴。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + gag
- put on
- remove
- take off
- …
an order that prevents something from being publicly reported or discussed禁刊令（阻止公开报道或讨论某事的法令）
- a press gag新闻禁刊令
- a gag rule/order (= one given by a court of law)禁止发言规则；限制言论令
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
(informal) a joke or a funny story, especially one told by a professional comedian（尤指专业喜剧演员的）插科打诨，笑话，噱头 synonym joke
- to tell/crack a gag讲笑话
- a running gag (= one that is regularly repeated during a performance)重复出现的笑话桥段
- a mixture of wit and instant visual gags机智风趣夹杂着即兴的视觉笑话
- a non-stop comedian, cracking gags by the dozen讲起笑话来就滔滔不绝的喜剧演员
- the movie's best gags这部电影中最有趣的笑话
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- funny
- good
- great
- …
verb + gag
- crack
- tell
- write
- …
preposition
- gag about
(especially North American English) a trick you play on somebody恶作剧；诡计；花招
- It was just a gag—we didn't mean to upset anyone.这只是逗着玩，我们没想让人不高兴。

词源noun senses 1 to 2 Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking. noun senses 3 to 4 mid 19th cent. (originally theatrical slang): of unknown origin.

gag

verb

/ɡæɡ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they gag	/ɡæɡ/ /ɡæɡ/
he / she / it gags	/ɡæɡz/ /ɡæɡz/
past simple gagged	/ɡæɡd/ /ɡæɡd/
past participle gagged	/ɡæɡd/ /ɡæɡd/
-ing form gagging	/ˈɡæɡɪŋ/ /ˈɡæɡɪŋ/

Idioms

[transitive] gag somebody to put a piece of cloth in or over somebody’s mouth to prevent them from speaking or shouting捂住，塞住（某人的嘴）
- The hostages were bound and gagged.人质被绑起来并被人用东西塞住了嘴。
- The men left the security guards bound and gagged.这些人绑住保安，还堵上了他们的嘴。
Collocations Dictionary
phrases
- bind and gag somebody
[transitive] gag somebody/something to prevent somebody from speaking freely or expressing their opinion压制…的言论自由；使缄默
- The new laws are seen as an attempt to gag the press.人们认为新法律企图压制新闻界的言论自由。
see also gagging orderTopics Opinion and argumentc2
[intransitive] gag (on something) to have the unpleasant feeling in your mouth and stomach as if you are going to vomit作呕 synonym retch
- She gagged on the blood that filled her mouth.她因嘴里充满了血而作呕。
- The stench of rotting meat made him gag.腐肉的恶臭让他作呕。

词源verb Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking.

Idioms

be gagging for something/to do something

(British English, slang) to want something or want to do something very much渴求（某物）；迫切想做（某事）
- I’m gagging for another drink.我想再喝一杯。
- Today’s top stars are no longer gagging to play for their country.今天的顶级明星不再渴望为他们的国家效力。

be gagging for it

(British English, slang) to want very much to have sex欲火中烧
- You could tell she was gagging for it.你可以看出她对此很感兴趣。