flag

英 [flæɡ] 美 [flæɡ]

• n. 旗；旗帜；信号旗
• vt. (以旗子)标出
• v. 无力地下垂；减退；枯萎

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]旗,旗帜

   piece of cloth etc. with a design which represents a country, town, person, club, etc.

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 【植】香蒲
2. 旗，旗帜，信号旗，标志旗，旗状物
3. 茸尾
4. 石板，铺路石，扁石
5. 【植】菖蒲，菖蒲叶
6. 鸢尾
7. 旗舰旗（表示并号召拥护自己的国家，代表自己的国家）
8. 【海】司令旗
9. 旗舰

v. 动词

1. 打旗号（表示），打旗号等使停下，挥旗示意停车，用旗发出（信号），用旗通报，以旗指挥
2. 在...上竖旗子，在...上升旗，悬旗于
3. 低落，（热情）衰减，衰退，变弱，减弱，减退
4. 标示（重要处），（以旗子）标出，标记
5. 疲乏
6. （用石板）铺路
7. 无力地垂下，无力地下垂
8. 萎垂，松弛
9. 松弛
10. 失去吸引力
11. 用旗装饰
12. 用信号发送（消息）
13. 在档案、卡片等上用指引卡作标志
14. 加旗号于，在上放置特殊标志色的小旗
15. 没有通过某门课程
16. 逮捕某人

adj. 形容词

1. 垂下的（尤指毛发，动物的尾巴）

英英释义

Noun:

1. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

2. a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

3. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

4. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

5. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

6. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

7. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

Verb:

1. communicate or signal with a flag

2. provide with a flag;

   "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
   

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

4. decorate with flags;

   "the building was flagged for the holiday"
   

5. become less intense

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Flags are fluttering in the breeze.
   旗子在风中飘扬。
2. The flag was flown at half-staff.
   那旗帜降了半旗。
3. The flag was aflutter in the air.
   旗帜在空中飘扬。
4. The signal flag is fully in our sight from this position.
   我从这个位置完全可以看到信号旗。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Halfway through the race he began to flag.
   赛跑到一半他开始有点跑不动了。
2. Her interest in music has begun to flag.
   她对音乐的兴趣逐渐淡薄了。
3. Some plants flag in dry weather.
   有些植物在干旱的天气中会枯萎。
4. Roses will flag in the summer heat
   夏天炎热玫瑰就要枯萎.

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Flags are used as the sign of a country or for signallings.
   旗帜用以代表回答或发出信号。
2. Flags were fluttering in the wind.
   旗帜在风中飘扬。
3. The streets are decked with flags.
   街道上挂满了旗帜。
4. The hall is hung with flags.
   大厅里挂着旗。
5. We pledge allegiance to this flag.
   我们发誓忠于这面旗帜。
6. They ran up a flag in honour of the president's visit.
   为了欢迎总统的来访,他们升起了一面旗子。
7. The flag is attached to a pole.
   这面旗系在一根旗杆上。
8. The rebels insulted the flag by throwing mud on it.
   叛乱者将泥巴涂在旗上以示侮辱。
9. Rally round the flag, boys, rally round the flag.
   孩子们,聚集到旗子周围,聚集到旗子周围来。
10. People hang the flags out on the national holiday.
    在国庆日,人们把国旗挂在门外。
11. They hauled down the enemy's flag when they captured the city.
    他们占领该城市时,把敌人的旗帜扯了下来。
12. That man insulted his country's flag.
    那个人侮辱他们国家的国旗。
13. Hang out the flag, the victory is ours.
    把旗帜挂出去,胜利属于我们。
14. Seeing a ship on the horizon, we ran up a flag of distress.
    看到地平线上出现一只船,我们连忙升起遇险信号旗。
15. The national flag was flying above the parliament building.
    国旗在议会大厦的上空飘扬。
16. The warship was flying the national flag.
    这艘军舰挂着国旗。
17. The ship was flying the British flag.
    那条船挂着英国旗子。
18. Red flags flow in the east wind.
    红旗在东风中飘扬。
19. I lifted my head and looked up.Red flags were flying from the top of the pass.
    我抬头望去,只见山顶上红旗招展。
20. The colored flags flow in the wind.
    彩旗迎风飘扬。
21. A white flag signifies surrender.
    白旗表示投降。
22. Entering the port, we have to dig the flag whenever occasion requires.
    进港时,我们就得随时准备行降旗礼。
23. He struck〔lowered〕 the flag on the pole.
    他将杆上的旗降下一半来。
24. Some naughty boys cut down the flag staff.
    几个顽皮的孩子把旗杆砍倒了。
25. The editor-in-chief of the Southbend Tribune said they were planning a revolutionary change both in flag and format.《
    南湾论坛报》的总编辑说,该报正计划在报头和版式方面来一个大的改观。

经典引文

• Can the rush growe vp without myre? can the flag growe without water?

  出自：Bible (AV): Job

• The sound of his boots on the kitchen flags.

  出自： G. Jones

• A narrow flag-paved street.

  出自： comb.

• Its sails were flagging in the breathless noon.

  出自： Shelley

• In honour of the day all the official buildings..were flagged.

  出自：Times

• The presence of a transposon simultaneously generates a mutation.., identifies itself..and flags its location.

  出自：Scientific American

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

haul down one's flag

〈非正〉妥协,投降,认输 yield; admit defeat

keep the flag flying

坚持战斗,不屈服 continue to represent one's beliefs, or continue to represent one's own country in another country

show the flag

显示军事力量 remind people of the political and military presence and power of one's country

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• fly a flag 挂旗
• hang out a flag 把旗挂出去
• hold a flag 拿着一面旗
• lower a flag 降旗
• plant a flag on 把旗插在…上
• put up a flag 升旗
• raise a flag 升旗
• set up flag 升旗
• show the flag 展示旗帜
• strike a flag 降旗
• take the flag down 降旗
• wave a flag 挥动旗帜

形容词+～

• black flag 黑旗
• coloured flag 彩旗
• national flag 国旗
• red flag 红旗
• weather flag 气候讯号旗
• white flag 白旗
• yellow flag 黄旗

名词+～

• battle flag 军旗,战旗
• team flag 队旗
• the Red Cross flag 红十字会旗
• war flag 战旗

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. flag的意思是“旗”“旗帜”,主要指作为“标志”的具体的旗,如国旗、军旗、校旗、团旗、队旗等,也可指交通、天气预报等的信号旗,一般呈长方形,一边通常固定在杆或绳上,旗面多饰有图案或文字。flag是可数名词。
2. flag有时也可指“报刊的报头”。
3. flag可用作定语修饰其他名词。
4. haul down one's flag的意思是“妥协”“投降”“认输”, keep the flag flying的意思是“坚持战斗”“不屈服”。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

flag, banner, colours, standard

• 这组词的共同意思是“旗帜”。其区别在于:
• 1.flag是旗帜的通称,主要指具体的旗,如国旗、军旗、校旗、团旗、队旗等,也可指交通、天气预报等的信号旗,是一般用语。
• 2.banner通常指象征意义的旗帜,也可指锦旗、奖旗或用于游行的大幅标语、旗等,主要用于正式场合或诗歌中。例如:
• The banner of freedom was raised and the whole nation fought to drive out the invaders.自由的旗帜升起了,全国奋起战斗,把侵略者驱逐出去。
• The group was awarded a red banner for good work.这个小组工作出色,得了红旗奖。
• 3.standard常作军旗用,特指骑兵队的旗,又可作为国家、政府、军队、主义、运动等的象征旗,是书面用语。例如:
• Two men carried the standard in the royal parade.在盛大的游行队伍中两个男子打着旗子。
• Carry our country's standard proudly!自豪地擎起我们的国旗!
• The dragon is the standard of China.龙是中国的象征。
• We must hold high the great standard of revolution.我们必须高举革命大旗。
• 4.colours则指作为团体或学校标志的徽章、绶带、彩带、衣帽等。例如:
• We raised our colours when we reached the top of the mountain.当我们到达山顶的时候我们升起了我们的队旗。
• There is a pirate ship under false colours on the sea.海上有一只海盗船挂着假冒的旗帜航行。
• He would rather die than lower his colours.他宁死不屈。
• In the face of sharp criticisms the young scientist still stuck to his colours.面对着尖锐的批评这位青年科学家依然坚持自己的主张。

下面三个短语意思相同:

• the Union flag
• the Union Jack
• the national flag of Great Britian
• 英国国旗

下面两个短语意思不同:

• flag day
• 公共事业基金的募捐日,旗日(募捐者 得一小旗,因而得名),相当于美语中的 tag day
• Flag day
• 美国国旗制定纪念日(1777年6月14日)

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 游行队伍中举着许多条横幅。

   误 A lot of flags were carried in parading processions.

   正 A lot of banners were carried in parading processions.

   析 用于游行的大幅标语、旗等是banner。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自中古英语的flagge，意为旗。

近反义词

【近义词】

• flag
• banner
• colours
• jack
• standard
• vane