drag
verb
uk/dræɡ/us/dræɡ/-gg-dragverb(PULL)
B2[T]
tomovesomething bypullingit along asurface, usually theground:
拖，拉，拽，牵引Pick thechairupinsteadof dragging it behind you!把椅子拿起来，不要在地上拖！
She dragged thecanoedown to thewater.她把独木舟拉到水边。
Synonyms
carry(TRANSPORT)
cart
ferry
luginformal
toteinformal
transport(GOODS/PEOPLE)
to pull something
- pullPull your chair over here so you can see the screen.
- dragShe dragged the canoe down to the water.
- haulThey hauled the boat out of the water.
- towYou shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a trailer.
- yankShe marched to the door and yanked it open.
- wrenchThe phone had been wrenched from the wall.
C2[T+ adv/prep]
to make someone gosomewherethey do notwantto go:
硬拖，硬拉，硬拽She had to drag herkidsawayfrom thetoys.她不得不把孩子从玩具店硬拉出来。
I really had to drag myselfoutofbedthismorning.今天早上我真是硬撑着从床上爬了起来。
B1[T]
tomovesomething on acomputerscreenusing amouse
（用鼠标）拖动[T]
If you drag asubjectinto aconversation, etc., youbegintotalkabout itevenif it is notconnectedwith what you aretalkingabout:
插入（话题），把…扯进（谈话中）She's always draggingsexintotheconversation.她总把性扯到谈话中来。
[T]
topullnetsorhooks(=curvedwires)along thebottomof ariverorlakeinordertofindsomething:
用拖网在…中打捞Theyfoundthe man'sbodyafter dragging thecanal.他们用拖网从运河里捞出了那个人的尸体。
drag and drop
B1
If you drag anddropsomething on acomputerscreen, youmoveit from oneareato another using themouse:
（在计算机屏幕上）用鼠标移动Drag anddropfilesasrequired.
- Thousands ofturtlesdrag themselves onto thebeachandlaytheireggsin thesand.
- Thedogmanagedto drag theboxinto theroomby itself.
- She dragged thecanoedown to thewater.
- Theyouthswere dragged fromtheircarandsearchedforweapons.
- She dragged herbulgingsuitcaseup thestairs.
Pulling
- draft
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- twitch
- yank
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
Operating computers
Quoting & making references
Searching
dragverb(BASEBALL)
[T]
inbaseball, tohittheballslowlyand at anangle:
He dragged a bunt towards firstbase.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- pitcher
- second base
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
dragverb(BORING)
C2[I]
If something such as afilmorperformancedrags, itseemsto goslowlybecause it isboring:
（电影或表演等）枯燥；拖拖拉拉The firsthalfof themoviewasinterestingbut the secondhalfdragged(on).电影的上半部很有趣，但下半部却很拖沓。
Spending time & time passing
- all the time in the worldidiom
- Anno Domini
- elapse
- employ
- fall
- fall away
- kill time, an hour, etc.idiom
- pass
- roll
- roll by
- run out
- serve
- slip
- the sands of time are running outidiom
- time is onsomeone'ssideidiom
- time's a great healeridiom
- timekeeper
- wear
- wear on
- whilesomethingaway
Idioms
dragyourheels/feet
dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mud
Phrasal verbs
dragsomeoneaway
dragsomeonedown
dragsomeoneintosomething
dragsomethingout
dragsomethingout ofsomeone
drag
noun
uk/dræɡ/us/dræɡ/dragnoun(BORING THING)
[S]informal
something that is notconvenientand isboringorunpleasant:
麻烦；苦差事；讨厌的事Filling informsissuch adrag!填写这些表格真麻烦！
I've got to go to thedentistagain - whatadrag!我还得去看牙医——真麻烦！
a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting
- boreHe just goes on and on - what a bore.
- crashing boreTheir candidate is a crashing bore and won't garner any attention.
- snoozeThe stories in the magazine are all a snooze, but the photos are fab.
- snoozefestThe game was a total snoozefest.
- a yawnEven though it's a classic, I thought the book was a bit of a yawn.
- a wet weekendUKYou're about as fun as a wet weekend.
Inconvenience
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- bother
- bulky
- disturbance
- fag
- have fun and gamesidiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- palaver
- pisser
- putsomethingout
- rigamarole
- rigmarole
- storm
- tempest
dragnoun(PULL)
[SorU]physics,engineeringspecialized
theforcethatactsagainst theforwardmovementof something that ispassingthrough agasor aliquid:
空气阻力；液体阻力Engineers are alwayslookingforwaystominimizedrag when theydesignnewaircraft.工程师们设计新型飞机时一直寻找在最大程度上降低空气阻力的方法。
Pulling
- draft
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- twitch
- yank
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Physics: energy, force & power
dragnoun(SUCK)
[C]slang
theactionof taking inairthrough acigarette:
吸一口（烟）Taking adeepdragof/onhiscigaretteheclosedhiseyesandsighed.他深深地吸了一口烟，闭上眼睛叹了口气。
Tobacco & smoking
- anti-tobacco
- big tobacco
- bong
- briar
- chain-smoker
- cigarette
- cigarette butt
- cigarette holder
- fag
- filter tip
- nicotine patch
- passive smoking
- puffer
- roll up!idiom
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- shisha
- smokeless
- tobacco
- weed
dragnoun(CLOTHES)
[U]informal
theactivityofdressinginclothesof a differentgenderandactingin anexaggeratedway like apersonof thatgender,especiallyof a manwearinghighlydecoratedwomen'sclothes,wigs(=artificialhair),jewellery,make-up, etc. as acostumeandperformingforentertainment:
So much of drag is about putting on acharacter.
The show has been apioneerinbringingdragculturetomainstreamAmerica.
For somepeople, drag is about putting on adressandlookingpretty; forothers, it's atoolforculturalcritique.
[U]informal
clothes,wigs(=artificialhair),jewellery,make-up, etc. that are usuallywornby apersonof a differentgender,especiallyhighlydecoratedwomen'sclothesthat arewornas acostumeby a manperformingforentertainment:
a manindrag一身女性打扮的男人
Hissocialmediapagesshowphotosof himself both in and out of drag.
Attimessheworedrag.
- Morepeoplearerealisingthat drag can be acareer.
- None of us had been to a drag show before.
- He usesperformancemethodssuch as drag andmimeinfresh,boldways.
- Hetriedoutvariousjobs,includingperformingin a dragact.
- He took off his drag makeup andlamégown.
Idiom
be a drag onsomeone/something