sag

[sæg]

v. 下垂, 下跌, 消沉
n. 下垂, 下跌, 凹陷, [航海]随风漂流

vi.

1. 下陷; 下弯; 下垂

The branch sagged under the weight of the apples.

树枝在苹果的重压下下垂了。

2. (面部等)松垂

3. (精神)萎靡; 衰弱

4. (物价等)下降, 下跌; 萧条

Interest rates were raised to brace up the sagging dollar.

利率提高了, 借以支撑疲软的美元。

5. 【海】漂流

vt.

使下垂

n.

1. 下陷; 下弯; 下垂[U][S][(+in)]

The chair seat had a slight sag.

椅子的座位略微下陷。

2. 下垂度[U]

3. 【美】(道路等的)凹陷[C][S1]

4. 下降, 下跌; 经济萧条[S1]

the sag in automobile sales

汽车销售量的下降

5. 【海】漂流[U]

词形变化

动词过去式: sagged | 动词过去分词: sagged | 动词现在分词: sagging | 动词第三人称单数: sags |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.下垂; 下跌

droop  sink  hang  dangle  slump  

同义参见:

lower  languish  flop  flag  

英英释义

名词 sag:

a shape that sags

同义词：droop

动词 sag:

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

同义词：droop, swag, flag

cause to sag

同义词：sag down

补充

sagsag[sæɡ]vi.1.向下凹或中间下陷The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯。2.松弛或不整齐地悬着n.1.下陷或松弛；下陷或松弛的地方; 下陷或松弛的程度We need to do something about the sag.我们须把下沉的地方修整一下。

例句

1. The roof sagged at one corner, where the ceiling beams had snapped with rot.在吊顶梁腐烂断裂的那个角处屋顶塌陷了下来。 2. The pound continued to sag despite four interventions by the Bank of England.尽管英格兰银行四次出手干预, 但英镑走势依旧疲软。 3. The shirt's cuffs won't sag and lose their shape after washing.这件衬衫的袖口洗后照样挺括, 不变形。 4. Some of the tension Altman builds up starts to sag.奥尔特曼制造的紧张氛围开始有所缓解。 5. a sag in profits利润下挫 6. to sag the bow使弓的中部下垂 7. The plank over the brook sagged while we were walking on it.当我们走在横跨小溪的木板上时，它变弯了。 8. His face gets sagging.他的面部肌肉开始松垂了。 9. to sag down in the bed瘫倒在床上 10. The income of Greens sagged.格林家的收入减少了。 11. It sagged that the current of looking for the gold to the west.去西部淘金的热情已经减弱了。 12. The economy sagged.经济萧条了。 13. His spirits sagged after that strike.受到打击后他有点萎靡不振了。 14. face sagging from overwork过度劳累而委顿的面容 15. the sagging doors and windows歪歪斜斜的门窗 16. I don't think a lady would sag.我想一位淑女是不会穿宽松裤的。 17. The TV plays now get sagging and sagging.现在的电视剧变得越来越乏味了。 18. to sag out of one's track偏离航道 19. he closed his eyes and sagged against the wall.他闭上眼睛，瘫靠在墙上。 20. stockings which sagged at the knees.在膝部松垂的长袜。 21. the bed sagged in the middle.床的中间陷下去了。 22. [as adj. sagging]sagging shelves bearing rusty paint tins.放着生锈的涂料罐的下弯的架子。 23. exports are forging ahead while home sales sag.出口在稳步上升而国内销售额却下降了。 24. a sag in the middle necessitated a third set of wheels.中间下陷的部分需要第三组轮胎。 25. The roof is sagging in the middle.屋顶中间凹陷。 26. Her cheeks sagged [=drooped] with age.她因年老而脸颊凹陷。 27. The shelf sagged [=bowed] under the weight of so many books.装的书太多，这个书架压弯了。 28. a sagging mattress凹陷的床垫 29. The economy began to sag.经济开始衰退。 30. "As all our efforts failed, our spirits sagged."我们的努力均告失败，士气变得低落。 31. the company's sagging sales公司日益减少的销量 32. a sag in sales销量减少