/'rægtaɪm; `ræˇ,taɪm/
n [U] type of popular 1920's jazz music first played by Blacks in the US, in which the beat of the melody just precedes the beat of the accompaniment 雷格泰姆音乐（二十世纪二十年代流行的美国黑人爵士音乐）
*[attrib 作定语] a ,ragtime `band 演奏雷格泰姆音乐的乐队.

n[U]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from ragged + time]
a type of music and dancing that has a strong beat and was popular in the US in the early part of the 20th century