gag

1. N-COUNT A gag is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone's mouth in order to stop them from speaking. 塞口物

His captors had put a gag of thick leather in his mouth. 俘获他的人在他嘴里塞了一块儿厚皮革。

2. V-T If someone gags you, they tie a piece of cloth around your mouth in order to stop you from speaking or shouting. 堵住…的嘴

I gagged him with a towel. 我用一条毛巾塞住他的嘴。

3. V-T If a person is gagged by someone in authority, they are prevented from expressing their opinion or from publishing certain information. 压制言论自由[表不满]

Judges must not be gagged. 法官绝不能被压制言论自由。

4. V-I If you gag, you cannot swallow and nearly vomit. 作呕

I knelt by the toilet and gagged. 我跪在马桶边作呕。

5. N-COUNT A gag is a joke. 笑话[非正式]

The running gag is that the band never gets to play. 那个流传的笑话说那支乐队从未演奏过。

6. N-COUNT A gag is a humorous trick that you play on someone. 恶作剧[美国英语] [非正式]

Richard must have thought colleagues were playing a gag on him. 理查德一定以为同事们在对他搞恶作剧。