中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 碎布，抹布，碎片，碎屑，少量，破旧衣服
- vt.
- 责骂，揶揄，戏弄
- vi.
- 喧闹
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, probably related to *rūhaz. Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- (derogatory) A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.
- A ragged edge in metalworking
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词源说明
Uncertain. Ideas about the scolding and tormenting senses being related to on the rag are only speculative.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- (UK slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast, or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university
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释义（英文）
名词 Noun
动词 Verb
- (transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
- (music, obsolete) To add syncopation