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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

flag

英  [flæg]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • flags

    1. [C 可数名词] 旗（尤指国旗）

    A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country.

    双语例句

    例：

    The Marines climbed to the roof of the embassy building to raise the American flag.

    海军陆战队士兵爬上使馆大楼的楼顶去升美国国旗。

    2. [C 可数名词] 国家或组织（新闻用语）

    Journalists sometimes refer to the flag of a particular country or organization as a way of referring to the country or organization itself and its values or power.

    双语例句

    例：

    Every person who serves under the American flag will answer to his or her own superiors and to military law.

    在美军服役的每个人都必须服从自己的上级和军法。

    VERB. 动词

  • flags , flagging , flagged

    1. [I 不及物动词] （热情、精力等）衰退

    If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy.

    双语例句

    例：

    His enthusiasm was in no way flagging.

    他的热情丝毫没有减退。

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