gag
gag1
noun
gag2
noun
noun
- a thing, typically a piece of cloth, put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking or crying out
塞口物（指塞于口中使人无法说话或叫喊的布头等）
■(figurative)a restriction on freedom of speech or dissemination of information
(喻)对言论自由（或信息传播）的限制
every contract contains a self-signed gag.
每份合同都包含有亲笔签名的不向外透露情况的保证。
■a device for keeping the patient's mouth open during a dental or surgical operation
（牙科或外科手术时用的）张口器，张（牙合）器
- [with obj.](常作 be gagged)put a gag on (someone)
塞住（某人）的嘴
she was bound and gagged by robbers in her home.
她在家中被强盗捆绑，嘴被塞住。
■(figurative)(of a person or body with authority) prevent (someone) from speaking freely or disseminating information
(喻)（当权者）压制（某人）的言论自由；防止（某人）散布信息
the government is trying to gag its critics.
政府正试图压制批评者的言论。
[as adj. gagging]the minister refused to sign a gagging order.
部长拒绝签署压制言论自由的命令。 - [no obj.]choke or retch
窒息；作呕
he gagged on the sourness of the wine.
他闻到酒的酸味就想呕吐。
- Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls 'with the neck thrown back', or imitative of a person choking
gag2
noun
- a joke or an amusing story or scene, especially one forming part of a comedian's act or in a film or play
（影视中或喜剧演员表演中的） 噱头
- [no obj.]tell jokes
插科打诨
- mid 19th cent. (originally theatrical slang): of unknown origin
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