lag
verb
uk/læɡ/us/læɡ/-gg-lagverb(MOVE/REACT SLOWLY)
[I]
tomoveor makeprogresssoslowlythat you are behind otherpeopleor things:
缓慢移动;掉队,滞后He's laggingbehind- Ithinkwe'dbetterwaitfor him tocatchus up.他有点掉队了——我看我们最好等他赶上来。
Sales are lagging at themoment.目前的销售很不景气。
[I]
If acomputerorcomputergamelags, there is adelaybetween theuserdoing something and thecomputerorgamereactingto it:
If Itrytoaccessany of thefoldersorfiles, thecomputerlagsseriously.
Why are thegameson mylaptopsuddenlylagging when theyranfinebefore?
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- laggard
- laggy
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- steady
- struggle
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Delaying and wasting time
lagverb(COVER)
[T]UK
tocoversomething with athicklayerofmaterialinordertostopheatfromescapingor tostopwaterfromfreezing:
(为保温而)覆盖,(为防止结冰而)给…加保温层to lagpipes给管道加保温层
Covering and adding layers
- additive
- asphalt
- bestrew
- blanket
- blindfold
- gilt
- gum
- gumsomethingup
- inlaid
- laminate
- layer
- obliterate
- render
- retread
- seasoned
- slapsomethingon
- smothersomethingin/withsomething
- studded
- tent
- wax
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Building: construction work & workers
lagverb(PRISON)
[T]Australian Englishinformal
tosendsomeone toprisonor toarrestsomeone
使入狱,逮捕Putting people in prison
- at His/Her Majesty's pleasureidiom
- bangsomeoneup
- bar
- behind barsidiom
- bird
- commit
- immure
- immured
- imprison
- imprisonment
- incarcerate
- intern
- pen
- putsomethingaway
- remand
- restraint
- rot
- rot in jail, prison, etc.idiom
- solitary
- stretch
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Arresting & charging
lag
noun
uk/læɡ/us/læɡ/lagnoun(DELAY)
[C]
adelaybetween two thingshappening:
(两件事之间的)间隔,延迟You have toallowfor atimelagbetweenorderanddelivery.订货和送货之间要有一段时间间隔。
[CorU]
adelaybetween auserperforminganactionon acomputerorcomputergame, and thecomputerorgamereacting:
Gamersknowtheslightestlag between a mouse'smovementsand theactionon the PCscreencan haveseriousconsequences.
You canoptimizeyourInternetconnectionso you canplayonlinegameswith less lag.
Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- busywork
- buy timeidiom
- carry
- carrysomethingover
- dally
- inefficiency
- inefficiently
- kick
- kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom
- kick the can down the roadidiom
- push
- retardation
- setsomeoneback(something)
- shelve
- sit
- sit onsomething
- slow roll
- spin
- stall
lagnoun(PRISONER)
UKold-fashionedinformal
aprisoneror apersonwho has often been aprisonerin the past:
囚犯,犯人;惯犯anoldlag惯犯
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- co-prisoner
- con
- convict
- dead
- dead man walkingidiom
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war