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N-VAR
抹布；破布；碎布
A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.
例句
He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
他正在用一块满是油污的破布擦手。
...a bundle of old rags...
一捆破布
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N-PLURAL
破旧衣服；破烂衣裳
Rags are old torn clothes.
例句
There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags.
有男人、女人和小孩，其中一些人衣衫褴褛。
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N-COUNT
（格调低下的）报纸，小报
People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it.
例句
'This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said.
“这个叫汤姆的人在一家地方小报社工作，”他说。
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VERB
嘲弄；拿…开玩笑；对…恶作剧
To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way.
例句
She was about thirty, ten years older than the youngsters ragging her.
她大概有30岁，比那些嘲弄她的年轻人大10岁。
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PHRASE
突然生气；勃然大怒
If you lose your rag, you suddenly become so angry that you are not in control of yourself.
例句
I've only once seen him lose his rag.
我只见他发过一次脾气。
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PHRASE
从赤贫到巨富;白手起家
You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
例句
His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
他白手起家，人们对他都很钦佩。
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PHRASE
激怒人的东西
If you describe something as a red rag to a bull, you mean that it is certain to make a particular person or group very angry.
例句
This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.
烟草公司知道了这种消息一定会大怒。