/ræg; ræˇ/
n
1 [C, U] odd (scrap of) cloth, usu torn, frayed, etc 碎布（通常指撕碎、磨破的）
*I use an oily rag to clean my bike with. 我用沾满油污的碎布擦我的自行车.
* Instead of a handkerchief he had an old (piece of) rag. 他拿一块旧布当作手绢用.
* [attrib 作定语] a rag doll, ie one stuffed with rags 碎布娃娃（以碎布做填塞物的）.
2 rags [pl]
(a) old, worn or torn clothes 破旧衣服
*a tramp dressed in rags and tatters 衣衫褴褛的流浪汉
* trade in rags and waste paper 做破旧衣服和废纸生意.
(b) pieces of waste cloth used to make good quality paper 用以制造优质纸的废旧布片
*[attrib 作定语] `rag paper （以破布做原料的）优质纸.
3 [C] (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) newspaper or journal 报纸; 杂志
*I read it in the local rag. 我从本地的报纸上看到了这条消息.
4 (idm 习语) chew the fat/rag => chew. from ,rags to `riches from extreme poverty to wealth 从赤贫到巨富
*[attrib 作定语] Hers was a rags-to-riches story. 她的经历可谓白手起家. glad rags => glad. like a wet rag => wet. lose one's rag => lose. a red rag to a bull => red1.

/ræg; ræˇ/
v (-gg-) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (about/for sth) (Brit infml 口) play practical jokes on sb; tease sb 拿某人取乐; 戏弄某人
*They are always ragging the teacher about his accent. 他们总是取笑这位老师的口音.

n
1 practical joke; prank 恶作剧; 玩笑
*We hid her clothes for a rag. 我们开了个玩笑, 把她的衣服藏了起来.
2 annual entertainment held by students to collect money for charity 学生一年一度为募集慈善基金举行的娱乐活动
*the college `rag 学院的募捐联欢
* [attrib 作定语] hold a `rag week 举办募捐联欢周.

/ræg; ræˇ/
n piece of ragtime music 雷格泰姆音乐的曲子.