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be a drag on sb/sth
表示阻碍或拖累某人或某物。
His laziness is a drag on the team.
他的懒惰是团队的拖累。
令人厌烦的人或事；乏味的东西
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令人厌烦的人或事；乏味的东西
Something or someone that is tedious and boring.
His laziness is a drag on the team.
他的懒惰是团队的拖累。
Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
一种与LGBTQ+群体相关的表演艺术形式,以风格化夸张地演绎女性或男性气质,常常玩弄性别刻板印象。
A performance art form associated with the LGBTQ+ community, that features a stylized and exaggerated portrayal of femininity or, at times, masculinity, often playing with gender stereotypes.
流体中运动的阻力现象
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
Engineers try to reduce drag on cars to improve fuel efficiency.
工程师们试图减少汽车受到的阻力以提高燃油效率。
AI contextual example
The parachute increases drag to slow down the descent.
降落伞增加阻力以减缓下降速度。
AI contextual example
In swimming, drag from the water slows you down.
游泳时，水的阻力会让你速度变慢。
AI contextual example
taxation is a drag on the economy
税收是经济的拖累。
WordNet
表示阻碍或拖累某人或某物。
His laziness is a drag on the team.
他的懒惰是团队的拖累。
表示空气或流体的阻力。
Engineers study the drag of air on moving vehicles.
工程师研究空气对运动车辆的阻力。
Not this
He drag the heavy box up the stairs yesterday.
Use this
He dragged the heavy box up the stairs yesterday.
中文学习者常将规则动词'drag'的过去式误用作原形，受母语影响忽略时态变化。正确形式为'dragged'。
Not this
Going to the dentist is drag.
Use this
Going to the dentist is a drag.
作名词表示'令人讨厌的事'时，'drag'为可数名词，需加不定冠词'a'。中文直译'拖累'常忽略冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
变装皇后
The drag queen performed an amazing lip-sync.
那位变装皇后表演了令人惊叹的对口型。
变装秀
We went to a drag show last weekend.
我们上周末去看了一场变装秀。
气动阻力
Reducing aerodynamic drag improves fuel efficiency.
减少气动阻力能提高燃油效率。
阻力系数
This car has a very low drag coefficient.
这辆车的阻力系数很低。
对增长的拖累
High taxes are a drag on economic growth.
高税收是经济增长的拖累。
令人厌烦的事
Waiting in line is a real drag.
排队等候真烦人。
对……的拖累；影响……进展的事物
High taxes are a drag on economic growth.
高税收是经济增长的拖累。
令人厌烦的人或事；无聊的体验
This meeting is such a drag.
这个会议真是太无聊了。
穿着异性服装的；变装打扮的
He performed in drag at the local club.
他在当地俱乐部进行了变装表演。
（滚石乐队《Mother's Little Helper》歌词）变老真是件讨厌的事。
Waiting for the bus in the rain is such a drag.
冒雨等公交车真是件烦人的事。
（RuPaul名言）我们生来赤裸，其余的都是变装。
Drag has become a powerful form of artistic expression.
变装已成为一种强有力的艺术表达形式。
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联想：长裙拖地走，阻力大、拖时间、让人烦；drag既是阻力，也指拖累和无聊事，LGBTQ+变装表演也叫drag。
语域：informal 常见场景：口语对话、非正式写作 作为名词表示“令人厌烦或拖累的人/事物”时，多用于非正式口语，常见于日常对话或随意场合，比较常见于抱怨或表达不满的语境。正式写作中较少使用。
作'拖累'解时为可数名词，常与a连用
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