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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-derived
gagpledge, engage, pawn
=gag

Common 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.

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