gagging

柯林斯詞典

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. 俘獲他的人在他嘴里塞了一塊兒厚皮革。
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. 我用一條毛巾塞住他的嘴。
3. V-T If a person is gagged by someone in authority, they are prevented from expressing their opinion or from publishing certain information. 壓制言論自由[表不滿]
Judges must not be gagged. 法官絕不能被壓制言論自由。
4. V-I If you gag, you cannot swallow and nearly vomit. 作嘔
I knelt by the toilet and gagged. 我跪在馬桶邊作嘔。
5. N-COUNT A gag is a joke. 笑話[非正式]
The running gag is that the band never gets to play. 那個流傳的笑話說那支樂隊從未演奏過。
6. N-COUNT A gag is a humorous trick that you play on someone. 惡作劇[美國英語] [非正式]
Richard must have thought colleagues were playing a gag on him. 理查德一定以為同事們在對他搞惡作劇。