flag

[flæg]

n.旗, 旗帜, 信号旗
vt.(以旗子)标出
v.无力地下垂, 减退, 枯萎
n.香蒲,鸢尾
n.石板
vt.(以石板)铺路

例句与用法：

Our exporters proudly kept the flag flying at the international trade exhibition.

在国际贸易展览会上，我国的出口商为国争光。

The streets were flagged to celebrate the royal wedding.

街上挂起了旗子，庆祝皇室婚礼。

Flags are fluttering in the breeze.

旗子在风中飘扬。

That plant with purple flowers is flag.

那种开紫花的植物是菖蒲。

After walking for four hours we were beginning to flag.

步行了四个小时以后，我们开始累了。

词形变化：

名词: flagger | 动词过去式: flagged | 动词过去分词: flagged | 动词现在分词: flagging | 动词第三人称单数: flags |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 旗

The ship carried the national flag of Greece.

那条船悬着希腊国旗。

2. 旗状物

3. (狗的)茸尾

vt.

1. 在……上竖旗子

2. 打旗号表示; 打旗号等使(车子等)停下[(+down)][O1]

He flagged me a taxi.

他为我招来一辆出租车。

vi.

1. 无力地下垂; 萎垂

The daffodils were beginning to flag.

黄水仙花开始枯萎。

2. (力气, 兴趣等)衰退, 低落

Halfway through the race he began to flag.

赛跑到一半他开始有点跑不动了。

短语词组：

show the flag

1. 露面

We don't need to stay long; we'll just show the flag at dinner and then get home early.

我们不必呆很久; 我们只要在宴会上露露面, 便可早些回家。

show the white flag

1. 投降

He had to show the white flag at the end of the debate.

辩论到最后他只好认输。

under the flag of

1. 受……保护

The overseas Americans are under the flag of the American government.

海外的美国人受美国政府的保护。