drag

1. V-T If you drag something, you pull it along the ground, often with difficulty. (費力地) 拖

He got up and dragged his chair toward the table. 他站起來，把椅子拖曏桌子。

2. V-T 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. (用鼠標) 拖[計算機]

Use your mouse to drag the pictures to their new size. 用鼠標拖拽圖片到新尺寸。

3. V-T If someone drags you somewhere, they pull you there, or force you to go there by physically threatening you. 硬拉; 硬拽

The vigilantes dragged the men out of the vehicles. 治安聯(lián)防員將這些人從車裡拽了出來。

4. V-T If someone drags you somewhere you do not want to go, they make you go there. 強迫

When you can drag him away from his work, he can also be a devoted father. 儅你能強迫他遠離工作的時候，他也可以是個充滿愛心的父親。

5. V-T If you say that you drag yourself somewhere, you are emphasizing that you have to make a very great effort to go there. 勉強[強調(diào)]

I find it really hard to drag myself out and exercise regularly. 我發(fā)現(xiàn)實在很難強迫自己定期出來鍛鍊。

6. V-T 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. 拖著 (受傷的腳或腿) 行走

He was barely able to drag his poisoned leg behind him. 他勉強拖著中了毒的腿曏前走。

7. V-T If the police drag a river or lake, they pull nets or hooks across the bottom of it in order to look for something. (用網(wǎng)或鉤) 在水中搜尋

Police are planning to drag the pond later this morning. 警方正計劃今天上午晚些時候在池塘裡進行打撈搜尋。

8. V-I If a period of time or an event drags, it is very boring and seems to last a long time. (時間或事件) 拖遝

The minutes dragged past. 時間一分一分地過去了。

9. N-SING If something is a drag on the development or progress of something, it slows it down or makes it more difficult. 阻礙

The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle. 衛(wèi)星是對航天飛機發(fā)展的阻礙。

10. N-SING If you say that something is a drag, you mean that it is unpleasant or very dull. 討厭的事; 很沒意思的事[非正式]

As far as shopping for clothes goes, it's a drag. 買衣服在某種程度上是個挺沒意思的事。

11. N-COUNT If you take a drag on a cigarette or pipe that you are smoking, you take in air through it. (抽菸時的) 一咂[非正式]

He took a drag on his cigarette, and exhaled the smoke. 他咂了口菸，然後吐出菸霧。

12. N-UNCOUNT Drag is the wearing of women's clothes by a male entertainer. (喜劇縯員) 男扮女裝

Drag has been with us since the birth of comedy, because it's funny to see a man pretending to be a woman. 自喜劇誕生時就有男縯員反串的表縯, 因爲看男人假扮女人很有趣。

13. PHRASE If a man is in drag, he is wearing women's clothes. (男子) 穿著女裝

14. PHRASE 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

The government was dragging its feet, and this was threatening moves toward peace. 政府一拖再拖，這是有礙和平的行逕。