lag
[læg] verb (-gg-)
MOVE SLOWLY 缓慢移动
intransitive
■to move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things 缓慢移动；掉队，滞后•He's lagging behind a bit - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.他有点脱队了——我看我们最好等他赶上来。 •Sales are lagging at the moment.目前的销售很不景气。
[læg] verb (-gg-)
COVER 覆盖
transitive
■to cover something with a thick layer of material in order to stop heat from escaping or to stop water from freezing （为保温而）覆盖，（为防止结冰而）给…加保温层•to lag pipes给管道加保温层
[læg] verb (-gg-)
PRISON 监狱
transitive Australian informal
■to send someone to prison or to arrest someone 使入狱，逮捕
[læg] noun countable
DELAY 延迟
■a delay between two things happening （两件事之间的）间隔，延迟•You have to allow for a time lag between order and delivery.订货和送货之间要有一段时间间隔。
[læg] noun countable
PRISONER 囚犯 UK old-fashioned informal
■a prisoner or a person who has often been a prisoner in the past 囚犯，犯人；惯犯•an old lag惯犯 |