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签的。

——《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。