rag

rag

名词 rag:

a small piece of cloth or paper

同义词:shred, tag, tag end, tatter

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

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

同义词:ragtime

newspaper with half-size pages

同义词:tabloid, sheet

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

动词 rag:

treat cruelly

同义词:torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

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

play in ragtime

harass with persistent criticism or carping

同义词:tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride

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

break into lumps before sorting

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