Word · Frequency #14798
wagging
摇；摆动
wagging is the present participle of wag.
核心释义
to move or swing from side to side, as a dog's tail or someone's head
- 1.
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
- 2.
To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue.
说闲话；饶舌；摇摆；摇动；饶舌；摆动
用法In use
The dog wagged its tail excitedly when I came home.
用法提示：此处 wag 作及物动词过去式，表示狗摇尾巴。
Our cat's tail wags slowly when she is annoyed.
用法提示：此处 wag 作不及物动词第三人称单数，表示尾巴摇摆。
The horse was wagging its tail to keep the flies away.
用法提示：此处 wag 作及物动词进行时，表示马甩尾巴。
wag sth
常见及物用法，宾语常为尾巴、手指等。
The dog wagged its tail.
狗摇了摇尾巴。
wag sth at sb
向某人摇动某物，常表示责备或警告。
She wagged her finger at the child.
她向孩子摇了摇手指。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wag its tail
- 摇尾巴
- The dog wagged its tail when it saw its owner.狗看到主人时摇了摇尾巴。
- wag one's head
- 摇头（表示不同意或不相信）
- She wagged her head in disbelief at the news.她听到这个消息时不相信地摇了摇头。
- wag a finger at
- 晃动手指（表示责备或警告）
- The teacher wagged a finger at the noisy student.老师对着吵闹的学生晃了晃手指。
- tongues wag
- （人们）说闲话；议论纷纷
- His late arrival made tongues wag in the office.他的迟到引起办公室里的人议论纷纷。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
wag=摇：狗尾巴左右摆动，摇头表示不同意，动作都在“摆”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing a pet's tail、describing a head shake、informal gossip about someone 该词表示摇动（尾巴或头）时通常为中性，日常和书面语都可用；表示“说闲话、饶舌”时口语色彩较强，多用于非正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
wags, wagged, wagging；作及物动词时表示摇动（尾巴等），作不及物时表示摆动或喋喋不休
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with wag /wæɡ/: bag, tag, flag, drag, brag, and sag share the /æɡ/ sound. Beware useful lookalikes that sound different: wage /weɪdʒ/ and wagon /ˈwæɡən/ do not rhyme with the whole word.
用法优先级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。
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