wagging

英 [ˈwæɡɪŋ]

美 [ˈwæɡɪŋ]

v.  (狗)摇，摆动(尾巴); (狗尾巴)摇，摆动; 摇(头或手指，常表示不赞成); 逃学
wag的现在分词

复数：waggings　现在分词：wagging　

COCA.42233

柯林斯词典

• VERB 摇动，摇摆(尾巴)
  When a dogwagsits tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side.
  1. The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.
     这条狗撕咬着，咆哮着，摇晃着尾巴。
• VERB (通常指由于厌恶而)左右摇晃(手指)
  If youwagyour finger, you shake it repeatedly and quickly from side to side, usually because you are annoyed with someone.
  1. He wagged a disapproving finger...
     他摇晃着手指表示不同意。
  2. She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture.
     她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。
• VERB (常指因不高兴而)摇(头)
  If youwagyour head, you move it from side to side, often because you are unhappy about a situation.
  1. He wags his head unhappily.
     他不高兴地摇着头。
• N-COUNT 爱说笑的人；幽默的人
  Awagis someone who makes jokes.
  1. He's a bit of a wag, his dad...
     他爸爸这个人说话相当风趣。
  2. There was a moose head on the wall. Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.
     墙上挂着一个驼鹿头。某个爱搞笑的人在它的嘴里放了一支香烟。
• PHRASE 嚼舌头;议论纷纷
  Iftongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
  1. What set tongues wagging was the age difference between the two partners.
     这对伴侣年龄上的差异招来了不少闲话。
• the tail is wagging the dog→ see:tail

双语例句

• The puppy started wagging his tail when I approached.
  我走近他时，小狗开始摇尾巴。
• Birds can become 'nervous'-if their tails are wagging like a dog's, you should pay attention, Shen Zhijun tells the paper.
  沈志军告诉《现代快报》，鸟类会变得紧张。如果它们的尾巴像狗一样摆动，就要加以注意了。
• The dog ran out with its tail wagging madly.
  狗跑了出来，疯狂地摆着尾巴。
• The wagging dance of the honey bee, therefore, did show the direction of a feeding place.
  由此看来，蜜蜂的摆尾舞的确表明了喂食处的方向。
• Of all a dog'body language, the most conspicuous is the wagging of its tail.
  在狗的所有形体语言中，最明显的一种莫过于尾巴的摇摆了。
• The dog ran toward me wagging its tail.
  那条狗摇着尾巴朝我跑来。
• The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.
  那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
• "The dog wagging his tail, replied," Oh, master!
  “狗摇着尾巴说：”哦，我的主人！
• I usually demonstrate to my students how silly it looks to run to meet the ball with the racket wagging behind.
  我常常证明给我的学生看，在跑动迎击球的过程中拍子在身后摇摆的样子是多么的愚蠢。
• The dog rushed at me, wagging its tail.
  那狗摇晃着尾巴朝我奔来。