lag

英 [læɡ]

美 [læɡ]

v.  缓慢移动; 发展缓慢; 滞后; 落后于; 给(管道等)加防冻保暖层
n.  滞后，（时间上的）间隔

现在分词：lagging　第三人称单数：lags　复数：lags　过去分词：lagged　过去式：lagged　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9463 / COCA.8448

牛津词典

verb

• 缓慢移动；发展缓慢；滞后；落后于
  to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations, etc.
  1. The little boy lagged behind his parents.
     那小男孩落在了父母的后面。
  2. We still lag far behind many of our competitors in using modern technology.
     我们在运用现代技术方面仍然远远落后于我们的许多竞争对手。
• 给（管道等）加防冻保暖层
  to cover pipes, etc. with a special material to stop the water in them from freezing, or to save heat

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• VERB 落后；赶不上
  If one thing or personlags behindanother thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other.
  1. Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies...
     英国在妇女生育福利方面依然落后于欧洲大多数国家。
  2. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind...
     在消费结构重组方面，英国也落后于人。
  3. He now lags 10 points behind the champion...
     他现在落后冠军10分。
  4. A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind...
     《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
  5. Hague was lagging badly in the polls.
     黑格在民意调查中被远远抛在后面。
• N-COUNT 间隔；间歇；时间差
  A timelagor alagof a particular length of time is a period of time between one event and another related event.
  1. There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS...
     从感染艾滋病病毒到病发有一段滞后期。
  2. Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months.
     在增加货币供应两三个月后，物价也跟着上涨。
• See also:If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time...Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof well insulated.lagging

英英释义

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
  Synonym:slowdownretardation
• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  Synonym:stave
• the time between one event, process, or period and another
  1. meanwhile the socialists are running the government
  Synonym:interimmeantimemeanwhile

verb

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
  1. lag pipes
• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  Synonym:dawdlefall backfall behind
• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  1. The suspects were imprisoned without trial
  2. the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
  Synonym:imprisonincarcerateimmureput behind barsjailjuggaolput awayremand

双语例句

• Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months.
  在增加货币供应两三个月后，物价也跟着上涨。
• Have you recovered from your jet lag yet?
  你的时差恢复了没有？
• Some of the runners in the race began to lag.
  参加比赛的运动员中有一些开始落后了。
• Hague was lagging badly in the polls.
  黑格在民意调查中被远远抛在后面。
• The existing problem is the insufficient domestic demand and the lag of economic structural adjustment.
  存在的主要问题是，国内需求不足和经济结构调整滞后。
• If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time
  如果一定要把地板掀开，不妨趁此机会给各个管道加一层隔热保护。
• The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind
  在消费结构重组方面，英国也落后于人。
• A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind
  《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
• Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
  由于人体生物钟不能迅速对时差作出调整，因而产生了飞机时差反应。
• Be modest and prudent, never lag behind!
  谦虚谨慎，永不落后！