资料来源 : pyDict
衣衫褴褛的,参差的,不协调的,粗糙的,刺耳的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rag \Rag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ragged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ragging}.]
To become tattered. [Obs.]
Ragged \Rag"ged\, a. [From {Rag}, n.]
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
jagged; as, ragged rocks.
3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
``A ragged noise of mirth.'' --Herbert.
4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep ? --Dryden.
{Ragged lady} (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella
Damascena}).
{Ragged robin} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Lychnis} ({L.
Flos-cuculi}), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which
have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
{Ragged sailor} (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum
orientale}).
{Ragged school}, a free school for poor children, where they
are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] --
{Rag"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rag"ged*ness}, n.
资料来源 : WordNet®
ragged
adj 1: being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes
as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"
2: worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged"
3: having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right
margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"
rag
n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {shred}, {tag}, {tag
end}, {tatter}]
2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
processions of floats are organized to raise money for
charities [syn: {rag week}]
3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
{ragtime}]
4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {sheet}]
5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
[also: {ragging}, {ragged}]
rag
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: {torment}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate},
{rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {cod}, {tantalize},
{tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke},
{trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress
down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out},
{remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste},
{lambast}]
6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
[also: {ragging}, {ragged}]
ragged
See {rag}