1. 抹布；破布；碎布
    A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.

rag是什么意思

    e.g. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
           他正在用一块满是油污的破布擦手。
    e.g. ...a bundle of old rags...
           一捆破布

2. 破旧衣服；破烂衣裳
    Rags are old torn clothes.

    e.g. 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。

3. （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.

    e.g. '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。

4. 嘲弄；拿…开玩笑；对…恶作剧
    To rag someone means to make fun of them in an unkind way.

    e.g. 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。

5. see also: ragged

6. 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.

rag什么意思

    e.g. I've only once seen him lose his rag.
           我只见他发过一次脾气。

7. 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.

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    e.g. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
           他白手起家，人们对他都很钦佩。

8. 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.

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    e.g. 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。