Word · Frequency #15442
gag
笑话；玩笑；恶作剧
A joke or mischievous prank.
- 1.
A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
用以阻止说话的装置,如塞入口中的布条或套在绳上的橡胶球。
- 2.
An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
禁止讨论某案件或议题的命令或规定。
- 3.
Any suppression of freedom of speech.
对言论自由的任何压制。
- 4.
A joke or other mischievous prank.
笑话或恶作剧。
- 5.
a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
用于制造实际效果的装置或手法；噱头。
- 6.
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
上消化道的痉挛。
- 7.
Any of species Mycteroperca microlepis of groupers.
石斑鱼的一种,学名 Mycteroperca microlepis。
- 8.
A shocking or surprising thing.
令人震惊或惊讶的事物。
禁言令；言论压制；封口物；口塞；噱头；花招；干呕；作呕；令人吃惊的事；意外
In use
The kidnapper put a gag in the victim's mouth to prevent her from screaming.
The government imposed a gag on the media to suppress any criticism of the new policy.
His motion for a gag on further debate was quickly approved by the committee.
Connections
Collocations
- gag order
- 禁言令；封口令
- The judge issued a gag order to prevent the press from reporting the trial details.法官发布了禁言令，以防止媒体报道审判细节。
- gag reflex
- 作呕反射；咽反射
- Brushing the back of your tongue can trigger the gag reflex.刷舌头后部可能引发作呕反射。
- running gag
- 反复出现的笑料；老梗
- The running gag in the movie is that the main character never remembers anyone's name.这部电影反复出现的笑料是主角总是记不住别人的名字。
- gag gift
- 整蛊礼物；搞笑礼物
- For his birthday, she bought him a whoopee cushion as a gag gift.过生日时，她买了一个放屁坐垫作为整蛊礼物。
- sight gag
- 视觉笑料；视觉噱头
- Most of the comedy comes from visual jokes, like the famous sight gag of a character walking into a glass door.喜剧效果大多来自视觉笑料，比如一个角色撞上玻璃门这个著名的视觉噱头。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“嘎嘎”：gag既可指塞住嘴的布条，让人说不出话，也可指让人“嘎嘎”笑的笑话。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：comedy/stand-up、TV/film scripts、casual conversation gag 在此指‘笑话、笑料’，通常用于非正式口语和喜剧、影视等娱乐场景，正式写作中较少使用。常见搭配如 running gag（贯穿始终的笑料）、visual gag（视觉笑点）。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常见搭配如 put a gag on someone/something
Pronunciation & Spelling
All five words end in /æg/ and rhyme with the target word gag. Be careful with the lookalike gage (or gauge), which is spelled similarly but pronounced /ɡeɪdʒ/ and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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