a male deer, especially a male red deer after its fifth year 雄鹿;成年牡鹿(尤指五岁以上的牡赤鹿) ■a turkeycock over one year old (一年以上的)雄火鸡 ■[usu. as modifier]a social gathering attended by men only 只限男子参加的社交聚会 a stag event. 一个男子社交聚会。 ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a person who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a partner (主北美)不带异性同伴参加聚会者
(Stock Exchange, Brit.)a person who applies for shares in a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit (股票,英)认购新股后即转手出售以图谋利者;打新股的人
adverb
(chiefly N. Amer.)without a partner at a social gathering (主北美)(社交聚会上)无异性陪伴地 a lot of boys went stag. 很多男孩子不带女伴去参加聚会。
(stagged, stagging) [with obj.]
(Stock Exchange, Brit.)buy (shares in a new issue) and sell them at once for a profit (股票 英)认购(新股)后即转手出售
(N. Amer. informal)roughly cut (a garment, especially a pair of trousers) to make it shorter (北美,非正式)截短(衣服,尤指长裤) [as adj. stagged]stagged jeans. 截短了的牛仔裤。
语源
Middle English (as a noun): related to Old Norse steggr 'male bird', Icelandic steggi 'tomcat'