drag /dræɡ/ star3 CET4 TEM4 (dragging,dragged,drags)

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  V-T（及物动词） If you drag something, you pull it along the ground, often with difficulty. (费力地) 拖

  例：

  He got up and dragged his chair toward the table.

  他站起来，把椅子拖向桌子。

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  V-T（及物动词） To drag a computer image means to use the mouse to move the position of the image on the screen, or to change its size or shape. (用鼠标) 拖 [计算机]

  例：

  Use your mouse to drag the pictures to their new size.

  用鼠标拖拽图片到新尺寸。

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  V-T（及物动词） If someone drags you somewhere, they pull you there, or force you to go there by physically threatening you. 硬拉; 硬拽

  例：

  The vigilantes dragged the men out of the vehicles.

  治安联防员将这些人从车里拽了出来。

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  V-T（及物动词） If someone drags you somewhere you do not want to go, they make you go there. 强迫

  例：

  When you can drag him away from his work, he can also be a devoted father.

  当你能强迫他远离工作的时候，他也可以是个充满爱心的父亲。

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  V-T（及物动词） If you say that you drag yourself somewhere, you are emphasizing that you have to make a very great effort to go there. 勉强[强调]

  例：

  I find it really hard to drag myself out and exercise regularly.

  我发现实在很难强迫自己定期出来锻炼。

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  V-T（及物动词） If you drag your foot or your leg behind you, you walk with great difficulty because your foot or leg is injured in some way. 拖着 (受伤的脚或腿) 行走

  例：

  He was barely able to drag his poisoned leg behind him.

  他勉强拖着中了毒的腿向前走。

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  V-T（及物动词） If the police drag a river or lake, they pull nets or hooks across the bottom of it in order to look for something. (用网或钩) 在水中搜寻

  例：

  Police are planning to drag the pond later this morning.

  警方正计划今天上午晚些时候在池塘里进行打捞搜寻。

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  V-I（不及物动词） If a period of time or an event drags, it is very boring and seems to last a long time. (时间或事件) 拖沓

  例：

  The minutes dragged past.

  时间一分一分地过去了。

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  N-SING（单数型名词） If something is a drag on the development or progress of something, it slows it down or makes it more difficult. 阻碍

  例：

  The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle.

  卫星是对航天飞机发展的阻碍。

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  N-SING（单数型名词） If you say that something is a drag, you mean that it is unpleasant or very dull. 讨厌的事; 很没意思的事 [非正式]

  例：

  As far as shopping for clothes goes, it's a drag.

  买衣服在某种程度上是个挺没意思的事。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you take a drag on a cigarette or pipe that you are smoking, you take in air through it. (抽烟时的) 一咂 [非正式]

  例：

  He took a drag on his cigarette, and exhaled the smoke.

  他咂了口烟，然后吐出烟雾。

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  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） Drag is the wearing of women's clothes by a male entertainer. (喜剧演员) 男扮女装

  例：

  Drag has been with us since the birth of comedy, because it's funny to see a man pretending to be a woman.

  自喜剧诞生时就有男演员反串的表演, 因为看男人假扮女人很有趣。

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  PHRASE（习语） If a man is in drag, he is wearing women's clothes. (男子) 穿着女装
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  PHRASE（习语） If you drag your feet or drag your heels, you delay doing something or do it very slowly because you do not want to do it. 拖延

  例：

  The government was dragging its feet, and this was threatening moves toward peace.

  政府一拖再拖，这是有碍和平的行径。