Word · Frequency #5984
rag
取笑；数落；欺负
To tease, scold, or bully someone, especially to haze a new student at university.
- 1.
To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
用抹布涂漆装饰(墙等)
- 2.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
将矿石打碎成块以便分类
- 3.
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
责骂或训斥；折磨；戏弄
- 4.
To become tattered.
变得破烂
- 5.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
粗略切割或修整,如磨石
- 6.
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
尤其在大学中戏弄或折磨；欺负,捉弄
- 7.
Of dogs, to bite an object, often a toy or leash, and vigorously shake their head.
指狗咬住物体,通常是玩具或皮带,并猛烈摇头
用碎布涂饰；（狗）咬住猛甩；变得破烂；磨损；破碎（矿石）；粗修（砂轮）
In use
The manager ragged him for being late to the meeting.
She ragged her brother about his messy room every morning.
The kids are always ragging each other over silly things.
Verb forms
base rag · third person rags · -ing ragging · past ragged · past participle ragged
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为ragged。
Connections
Collocations
- rag on someone
- 取笑某人；不停地数落某人
- Stop ragging on me — it's not funny.别再取笑我了——这一点都不好笑。
- rag a wall
- 用抹布涂饰墙壁（以制造纹理效果）
- The decorator ragged the wall to create a subtle texture.装修工用抹布涂饰墙壁，以制造出细微的纹理。
- rag a toy
- （狗）咬住玩具用力猛甩
- The dog ragged the squeaky toy with excitement.狗兴奋地咬住吱吱作响的玩具用力猛甩。
Idioms & figurative uses
- rag on
- 持续嘲弄或批评某人My older brothers used to rag on me for being so shy.我的哥哥们过去常常因为我害羞而嘲弄我。
Synonyms
- tease
- 取笑，逗弄（常指善意的玩笑） · 比 rag 更常用、语气通常较轻；rag 常指较重的、带戏弄或欺负性质的取笑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：破布(rag)任人撕扯，所以 rag 有欺负/数落、狗咬住猛甩的意思。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：informal conversation、university 作动词表示“取笑、数落、欺负”时，通常用于非正式场合，多出现于英式英语的日常对话或大学校园语境中。该词还有其他专业或特定义项，用法和语体与此不同，请注意区分。
Grammar Note
及物动词表示责骂、揶揄等；不及物动词表示喧闹。常用于非正式语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with rag: /æɡ/ in the stressed syllable. Watch out: rage /reɪdʒ/ and rug /rʌɡ/ look similar but do not rhyme with rag.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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