gag
🇬🇧 UK/gæg/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To retch or feel nausea; to prevent someone from speaking by blocking their mouth
作呕,干呕;堵住某人的嘴,压制言论
n.
A device placed in the mouth to prevent speech; an order forbidding public discussion of a topic
口塞;封口令,言论压制
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.gag reflex反射作呕
- 2.gag order禁言令
- 3.gag someone堵住某人的嘴
Example Sentences
- 1.
She began to gag when she saw the unpleasant sight.
- 2.
The dictator tried to gag freedom of the press.