gag /ɡæɡ/ TEM8 ( gagging, gagged, gags )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A gag is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone's mouth in order to stop them from speaking. 塞口物

  例：

  His captors had put a gag of thick leather in his mouth.

  俘获他的人在他嘴里塞了一块儿厚皮革。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone gags you, they tie a piece of cloth around your mouth in order to stop you from speaking or shouting. 堵住…的嘴

  例：

  I gagged him with a towel.

  我用一条毛巾塞住他的嘴。

• 3. 

  V-T If a person is gagged by someone in authority, they are prevented from expressing their opinion or from publishing certain information. 压制言论自由 [表不满]

  例：

  Judges must not be gagged.

  法官绝不能被压制言论自由。

• 4. 

  V-I If you gag, you cannot swallow and nearly vomit. 作呕

  例：

  I knelt by the toilet and gagged.

  我跪在马桶边作呕。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A gag is a joke. 笑话 [非正式]

  例：

  The running gag is that the band never gets to play.

  那个流传的笑话说那支乐队从未演奏过。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A gag is a humorous trick that you play on someone. 恶作剧 [美国英语] [非正式]

  例：

  Richard must have thought colleagues were playing a gag on him.

  理查德一定以为同事们在对他搞恶作剧。