gag
[gæg] noun countable
PIECE OF CLOTH 一块布
■a piece of cloth which is tied around a person's mouth or put inside it in order to stop them from speaking, shouting or calling for help （使人无法说话或喊叫求助的）塞口布•Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth.她的手脚被捆，嘴里被塞了一块布。
[gæg] noun countable
JOKE 玩笑 informal
■a joke or funny story, especially one told by a comedian (= person whose job is to make people laugh) （尤指喜剧演员的）插科打诨，笑话，玩笑•I did a few opening gags about the band that had been on before me.我拿表演上个节目的乐队说笑，插科打诨说了几句开场白 ■US
■a trick played on someone or an action performed to entertain other people 恶作剧；滑稽动作；噱头
[gæg] verb (-gg-)
ALMOST VOMIT 几乎要吐
intransitive
■to experience the sudden uncomfortable feeling of tightness in the throat and stomach that makes you feel you are going to vomit 作呕•Just the smell of liver cooking makes me gag.用动物肝脏做的菜我一闻就想吐。 •I tried my best to eat it but the meat was so fatty I gagged on it.我尽最大的努力想吃了它，但肉太肥了，我还是想吐。
[gæg] verb (-gg-)
STOP TALKING 封口
transitive
■to put a gag on someone's mouth 塞住，捂住（某人的嘴）•He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.他被绑起来，嘴里塞了布，扔在一间小囚室中关了三天。 transitive often passive
■to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject 压制…的言论自由；限制…发言；使缄默•The media have obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported.显然传媒已被封杀，因为它们甚么都没有报道。
[gæg] verb (-gg-)
EAGER 渴望的
be gagging for/to do sth UK slang
■to be very eager to do something 渴望做；急于做•I was gagging for a pint of cold lager.我真想喝一品脱冰啤酒。 be gagging for it slang
■to be very eager to have sex; used especially by a man to say he thinks a woman wants very much to have sex with him 痒得熬不住，猴急要做那事儿（尤指男人认为某个女人迫不及待要与他发生性关系） |