1. | [c] 标签；标牌a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic, etc. attached to sth to identify it or give information about it |
He put name tags on all his shirts. 他给自己所有的衬衣都缝上了标有姓名的签条。 | |
a gift tag(= tied to a present) 礼品签 | |
The police use electronic tags to monitor the whereabouts of young offenders on probation. 警方利用电子跟踪器监视缓刑期间的青年罪犯。 |
2. | [c][ususing] 称呼；诨名a name or phrase that is used to describe a person or thing in some way |
They are finally ready to drop the tag ‘the new Beatles’. 他们终于准备放弃“新披头士乐队”这一称谓。 | |
The ‘lucky’ tag stuck for years. “幸运儿”这个诨名叫了好多年。 |
3. | [c] 附加语（为加强语气，如 Yes, I do 一句中的 I do）a word or phrase that is added to a sentence for emphasis, for exampleI do inYes, I do |
4. | [c] 标志；标记；标签；标识符a set of letters or symbols that are put before and after a piece of text or data in order to identify it or show that it is to be treated in a particular way |
5. | [c] （外国语的）语录，引语，格言，谚语a short quotation or saying in a foreign language |
the Latin tag ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum.’(= if you want peace, prepare for war) 拉丁语格言：“欲要和平，辄需备战。” |
6. | [u] 捉人（儿童游戏）a children's game in which one child chases the others and tries to touch one of them |
7. | [c] （在公共场所涂鸦者用的）符号，名字a symbol or name used by a graffiti writer and painted in a public place |
1. | ~ sth/sb 给…加上标签to fasten a tag onto sth/sb |
Each animal was tagged with a number for identification. 每只动物都系上了标有号码的小牌，以便辨认。 |
2. | ~ sb/sth as sth 把…称作；给…起诨名to give sb/sth a name that describes what they are or do |
The country no longer wanted to be tagged as a Third World nation. 这个国家不愿意再被称为第三世界国家。 |
3. | ~ sth 加标识符（或标志、标记、标签）于to add a set of letters or symbols to a piece of text or data in order to identify it or show that it is to be treated in a particular way |
