英:[fæg end]
美:[fæɡ ɛnd]
英:[fæg end]
美:[fæɡ ɛnd]
绳索的散端;没用的剩余物;残余;末端
noun
a poor or worn-out end : remnant
the extreme end
the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth
the untwisted end of a rope
earlier fag, from Middle English fagge flap
The first known use of fag end was circa 1600
1 a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth
2 Have you reached the end of the first chapter?
你已读到第一章的末尾了吗?
3 He fell in at the end of a line.
他排在队伍的末尾。
4 I only caught the fag end of their conversation.
我仅听到他们谈话的结尾。
5 He never had much confidence in his judgement at the fag-end of the working day.
到了快下班的百无聊赖的时候,他对自己的判断力从未有过信心。
6 He only heard the fag - end of their conversation.
他只听到他们交谈中无足轻重的部分.
7 Old George, as usual, got the fag end of the deal.
老乔治像往常一样在那笔交易中又吃了亏.