wag
v
(-gg-)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) move quickly from side to side or up and down (使某物)来回或上下迅速?quot;?BR> The dog's tail wagged.那条狗尾巴摆了摆.
The dog wagged its tail excitedly. 那条狗兴奋地直摇尾巴.
wag one's finger at sb, ie as a way of showing one's disapproval of him 向某人摇手指(表示不赞成). Cf 参看 waggle, wiggle.
2 (idm 习语) the tail wagging the dog => tail. tongues wag => tongue. wag, n wagging movement ?quot;?BR> The dog gave a wag of its tail. 那条狗摆了摆尾巴.
wag n (dated 旧) person who is fond of making jokes; amusing or facetious person 爱开玩笑的人; 诙谐滑稽的人
He's a bit of a wag. 他爱开点玩笑.
🔁 扩展释义
*[wæg]vt. 摇摆, 摇动, 饶舌vi. 摆动, 喋喋不休n. 摇摆, 爱说笑打趣的人
🌿 同词根单词
whispervt. 低声说;私语;密谈,密谋坏事;私下说;
vi. 沙沙地响;耳语;密谈;
n. 低语,耳语;飒飒声;[医]嗫音;传闻;
Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples now living in the Pacific Islands came from.The sagas of these people explain that some of them came from Indonesia about 2,000 years ago.