It's always best to be wary of those eager to come to our rescue. Because even the smallest of favors carries a price tag.

—Desperate Housewifes

对那些急切想拯救我们的人最好要带着一颗机警的心。因为哪怕是最小的恩惠都是有价的。

——《绝望主妇》

一、你知道tag有几种含义吗?

n.

1.标签;标牌 [C] a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic, etc. attached to sth to identify it or give information about it

She altered the mistake on the price tag.

她改正了价目标签上的错误。

 

2.(电子)追踪器 [C] digital traker

A hospital is to fit newborn babies with electronic tags to foil kidnappers.

一家医院计划在新生儿身上安置电子追踪器,防止婴儿被拐卖。

 

3.称呼;称号 [C] name or phrase that is used to describe a person or thing in some way

In Britain, jazz is losing its elitist tag and gaining a much broader audience.

在英国,爵士乐不再是精英人物的专利,它正吸引着越来越多的听众。

 

4.(引用自书籍、讲演、文章的)短语,说法 [C] a short quotation or saying in a foreign language

5.(儿童玩的)捉人游戏 [U] a children's game in which one child chases the others and tries to touch one of them

The kids are playing tag over there.

小孩子正在那儿玩捉人游戏。

 

v.

1.加标签于,在…上做记号 [T] to fasten a tag onto sth / sb

Tag the bottles now or we' ll forget which is which.

把这些瓶子加上标签,否则的话,我们就忘了哪个是哪个了。

 

2.将…描述成;用…来称呼;把…称作 [T] to give sb / sth a name that describes what they are or do

The boy was tagged a failure.

这男孩被人叫做不及格生。

 

3.紧跟 [I] to go somewhere following sb

The dog tagged along after me.

狗紧跟着我。

 

二、词义辨析:哪些词汇能表示“标签”的意思

label, tag

这两个名词均含“标签”之意。

label指上面标明货主姓名、地址及货物名称、重量、尺寸等内容的标签。

tag多指临时系上的标签。

 

三、你知道tag和哪些词更搭吗?

price tag

n. 价格标签

 

tag end

n. 末端,杂乱的东西

 

tag line

n. 收尾语,时髦用语

 

dog tag

n. 狗牌, <美俚>(战时挂在士兵颈上的)身份识别牌

 

tag along

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四、学会tag的用法了吗?做个小测试巩固一下

He put name _____ on all his shirts.
他给自己所有的衬衣都缝上了标有姓名的签条。