fag
/fæɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈæɡ] /fæɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈæɡ] /ˈfag How to pronounce fag (audio)/ (ame, mw)
fag — 名詞
- fagsingular
- fagsplural
1. a cigarette, especially as referred to in informal British English.
香菸
英式口語對紙菸的叫法
a cigarette, especially as referred to in informal British English.
Outside the pub, Christopher asked his friend for a fag and a light.
在酒吧外面，Christopher 向朋友討了一根香菸，也借了個火。
British informal: fag = cigarette
Nadia crushed her last fag before walking back into the office.
Nadia 把最後一根香菸踩熄後，才走回辦公室。
The old photo shows Pedro holding a fag beside the football ground.
那張老照片拍到 Pedro 在足球場旁叼著一根香菸。
At the station, Sahil bought a sandwich and a fag for later.
在車站時，Sahil 買了三明治，還買了一根香菸留著晚點抽。
用法筆記
Chiefly British and informal. In most neutral contexts, learners should use 'cigarette' instead.
2. a hateful slur aimed at a man because he is gay.
辱稱男同志
極冒犯的罵稱，用來辱罵男同志
a hateful slur aimed at a man because he is gay.
The boys shouted fag at him as he crossed the school yard.
他穿過校園時，那些男生朝他大喊「fag」。
reported insult aimed at a gay man
A stranger called Cole a fag on the late train home.
回家那班深夜火車上，有陌生人叫 Cole「fag」。
The coach lost his job after calling a player a fag.
那名教練因為罵球員是「fag」而丟了工作。
Lan reported the message because it called her brother a fag.
Lan 檢舉了那則訊息，因為裡面用「fag」辱罵她哥哥。
用法筆記
Extremely offensive. Use this word only when reporting abuse, discussing slurs, or explaining why the language is harmful.
常見錯誤
3. a job, piece of study, or other activity that feels dull and leaves you tired.
苦差事
又無聊又累人的工作或事情
a job, piece of study, or other activity that feels dull and leaves you tired.
Filing three years of receipts turned into a real fag.
整理三年份的收據，最後變成一件十足的苦差事。
informal noun for a dull, tiring task
Cleaning the hall after the party was such a fag.
派對後打掃大廳真是一件苦差事。
For Nora, memorising every date in the chart felt like a fag.
對 Nora 來說，把圖表上的每個日期都背下來像苦差事一樣。
Sorting wet laundry by hand is a fag on winter evenings.
冬天晚上用手分揀濕衣服，真是件苦差事。
用法筆記
Mostly British informal English. It usually comments on how tedious and tiring the task feels.
4. in older British private-school life, a younger boy assigned to run errands and
學弟雜役
英國私校替學長跑腿的學弟
in older British private-school life, a younger boy assigned to run errands and other small duties for an older pupil.
At the old school, new boys worked as a fag for older pupils.
在那所老學校裡，新生會當替學長跑腿的學弟雜役。
historical British school role
The headmaster ended the fag system after parents complained.
家長抗議後，校長取消了 fag 制度。
fixed phrase: fag system
As a fag, Christopher carried books and cleaned muddy boots.
當學弟雜役時，Christopher 要搬書，還得清理沾滿泥的靴子。
The novel shows a shy fag serving tea in the dormitory.
那本小說寫到一個害羞的學弟雜役在宿舍裡端茶。
- servant
general word; this sense is narrower and tied to school life
- errand boy
focuses on the jobs done, not the school hierarchy
- junior helper
plain descriptive phrase without the historical school background
用法筆記
Historical British school term, especially in older memoirs and novels. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense names the junior helper, not the work.
fag — 動詞
- fagpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fags3rd person singular
- fagging-ing form
- faggedpast simple
1. to act as a junior helper in an older British school system, running errands for
替學長跑腿
在英國私校替年長學生做雜務
to act as a junior helper in an older British school system, running errands for a senior pupil.
At fourteen, Sahil fagged for an older boy in the dormitory.
十四歲時，Sahil 在宿舍裡替一名年長男生跑腿。
pattern: fag for + older boy
Before class, the new pupil fagged for the team captain.
上課前，那名新生替球隊隊長跑腿做事。
In the memoir, Pedro fagged for a prefect during his first term.
那本回憶錄裡寫到，Pedro 第一學期曾替一名學長幹部跑腿。
The school once expected younger boys to fag for seniors.
那所學校以前會要求年紀較小的男生替學長跑腿。
- serve
broad verb; this sense is restricted to the school role
- run errands
describes the jobs without the social hierarchy
- wait on
suggests serving someone directly, often more personal
文法句型
fag for someone
用法筆記
Historical British school use. The verb is usually followed by 'for' plus the older boy receiving the help.
2. to keep doing tiring work for a long time with a lot of effort.
苦幹
長時間賣力做辛苦工作
to keep doing tiring work for a long time with a lot of effort.
Salma fagged all weekend to finish the market report on time.
Salma 整個週末都在苦幹，才把市場報告準時做完。
informal verb for sustained hard work
We fagged through the night before the science fair opened.
科展開始前，我們苦幹了一整夜。
Isabela fagged for hours in the kitchen before lunch.
Isabela 在廚房裡苦幹了好幾個鐘頭，才趕上午餐。
The workers fagged from dawn until rain stopped the harvest.
工人們從天亮苦幹到下雨才停下收割工作。
文法句型
fag all day
fag to finish something
用法筆記
Subject does the hard work in this sense. Distinguish from sense 3, where the work or strain makes someone tired.
3. to make someone extremely tired by forcing them through hard physical effort or
累垮
因吃力活動而把人累壞
to make someone extremely tired by forcing them through hard physical effort or heavy strain.
The steep climb fagged the children before they reached the lake.
那段陡坡在孩子們走到湖邊前，就先把他們累垮了。
transitive: hard activity makes someone very tired
Two extra shifts fagged Nora so badly that she slept at noon.
多出的兩個班次把 Nora 累垮到中午就睡著了。
The long rehearsal fagged the band before the evening concert.
那場漫長的排練在晚間演出前就把整個樂團累垮了。
Carrying wet boxes upstairs fagged me for the rest of the day.
把濕箱子搬上樓，讓我剩下整天都累垮了。
- refresh
make someone feel energetic again
文法句型
something fagged someone
用法筆記
Usually takes an activity or period of strain as subject and a person as object. Distinguish from sense 2: here something tires you out.