wag
wag — 動詞
- wagpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wagshe / she / it
- waggedpast simple
- wagging-ing form
1. if an animal moves its tail, or a person moves a finger or head, from one side t
搖；擺動
尾巴、手指或頭來回小幅擺動
if an animal moves its tail, or a person moves a finger or head, from one side to the other in short repeated motions — usually to show feeling or to signal something
Indra's dog wagged its tail every time she came through the front door.
每次 Indra 從前門進來，她的狗都會搖尾巴。
transitive: [animal] wags [tail]
Grandpa Vikram wagged his finger at the boys for sneaking biscuits before dinner.
Vikram 爺爺對著那些晚餐前偷餅乾的男孩搖手指責備。
collocation: wag a/one's finger at someone (mild scolding)
The puppy's tail wagged so hard that its whole body shook from side to side.
小狗的尾巴搖得太用力，整個身體都跟著左右晃動。
Feng slowly wagged her head while reading the email from her landlord.
Feng 一邊讀房東寄來的信，一邊慢慢地搖頭。
The horse stood in the field, wagging its tail to keep the flies away.
馬站在田裡，搖著尾巴趕走蒼蠅。
文法句型
wag + body part
[body part] wags
用法筆記
Subject is almost always an animal's tail, or a person's finger / head. Other body parts do not wag in normal use — a person does not 'wag' an arm or a leg.
常見錯誤
2. to deliberately skip a day or lesson at school when your parents and teachers ex
翹課；逃學
故意不去上學或上課
to deliberately skip a day or lesson at school when your parents and teachers expect you to be there
Christopher used to wag school every Friday so he could go surfing at Bondi.
Christopher 以前每個星期五都翹課，跑去 Bondi 海邊衝浪。
collocation: wag school + [reason for skipping]
Aylin's mother caught her wagging maths class to hang out at the shopping centre.
Aylin 的媽媽抓到她翹數學課，跑去購物中心晃。
wag [subject/class] + reason of where the student went instead
Three Year 10 boys were suspended for wagging the whole afternoon last Thursday.
上週四有三個十年級的男生因為整個下午翹課而被停學。
Ada had never wagged a single lesson in seven years of high school.
Ada 念了七年高中，一堂課都沒翹過。
- skip
neutral, used worldwide; 'skip school' is the most common everyday phrase
- skive
British informal; also used about adults skipping work, not only students
- play hooky
American informal; same meaning but only used by Americans
- attend
formal opposite — to be present at school as required
文法句型
wag school
wag class
用法筆記
Mainly Australian and New Zealand informal usage. British English usually says 'skive off' and American English 'play hooky' or 'skip school' in the same situation.
常見錯誤
wag — 名詞
- wagsingular
- wagsplural
1. one short motion of a tail, finger, or head from one side to the other and back
一搖；擺動
尾巴或手指左右擺動一次的動作
one short motion of a tail, finger, or head from one side to the other and back
The old retriever greeted Manuela with a slow wag of its tail.
那隻老黃金獵犬慢慢搖了搖尾巴，向 Manuela 打招呼。
collocation: a wag of [animal's] tail
Élise dismissed the rumour with a single wag of her finger.
Élise 只搖了搖手指，就把那則謠言打發掉。
with + a wag of [body part] (dismissing or warning)
Each wag of the puppy's tail sent water flying across the kitchen floor.
小狗每搖一下尾巴，水就濺得廚房地板到處都是。
Ilan answered the question with a small wag of his head, meaning he was unsure.
Ilan 微微搖了一下頭來回答問題，意思是他也不太確定。
文法句型
a wag of [body part]
with a wag of [body part]
用法筆記
Countable and almost always preceded by 'a' and followed by 'of + body part'. The bare noun 'wag' on its own (as in 'a tail's wag') is uncommon.
常見錯誤
2. an old-fashioned word for someone who is always making jokes and amusing others,
愛開玩笑的人
老派說法，指愛說俏皮話的人
an old-fashioned word for someone who is always making jokes and amusing others, often in a clever or cheeky way
Uncle Ezra was the wag of the family — every dinner ended with everyone laughing.
Ezra 叔叔是家裡的開心果，每頓晚餐最後大家都笑成一團。
the wag of [a group] — the regular joker
Some wag in the back row had drawn a moustache on the headmaster's photo.
後排有個愛搗蛋的人，在校長照片上畫了鬍子。
some wag = an unnamed joker (typical fixed phrase)
Ramón fancied himself a bit of a wag at office parties, though his jokes rarely landed.
Ramón 在公司聚會上自以為很幽默，但他的笑話幾乎沒人捧場。
The captain was known throughout the regiment as a wag with a sharp tongue.
全團都知道那位上尉是個說話犀利的開心果。
文法句型
a wag
be a wag
用法筆記
Dated and chiefly British. A learner is more likely to encounter 'joker', 'comedian', or 'clown' in modern speech — 'wag' in this sense appears mostly in older novels and journalistic flourishes.
常見錯誤
3. the wife or girlfriend of a famous professional sportsman, especially a top foot
球星嬌妻
知名運動員的妻子或女友
the wife or girlfriend of a famous professional sportsman, especially a top footballer — usually used in the plural 'WAGs' and in tabloid-style writing
Ayana writes a weekly column about WAGs and their lives off the football pitch.
Ayana 每週寫一個專欄，報導球星嬌妻們在足球場外的生活。
plural WAGs — usual form in tabloid writing
The hotel lobby was full of photographers waiting for the England WAGs to come down.
飯店大廳擠滿了攝影記者，等著英格蘭隊的球星嬌妻們下樓。
the [team / national-side] WAGs
Becoming a WAG had never been part of Zuri's plan until her engagement made the tabloids.
成為球星嬌妻從來不在 Zuri 的人生計畫裡，直到她的訂婚登上小報。
Magazines invented a whole WAG culture during the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
雜誌在 2006 年德國世界盃期間炒作出整套球星嬌妻文化。
- footballer's wife
neutral descriptive phrase; lacks the tabloid edge of WAG
文法句型
the WAGs
a WAG
WAG culture
用法筆記
An acronym from 'Wives And Girlfriends', popularised by British tabloids during the 2006 World Cup. Almost always plural and almost always about footballers. Often capitalised (WAG / WAGs); some dictionaries treat it as a separate slang noun rather than a sense of 'wag'.