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flag·ging /ˈflægɪŋ, ||ˈfle-/
鋪砌石板,鋪石材料,石板路(a.)下垂的,衰弱的,委頓的
flagging
圖像
flagging
標旗
Flag v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flagged p. pr. & vb. n. Flagging ]
1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast. --T. Moore.
2. To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the strength flags.
The pleasures of the town begin to flag. --Swift.
Syn: -- To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.
Flag·ging n. A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
Flag·ging, a. Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying. -- Flag*ging*ly, adv.
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flag
n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of
distinctive design
2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
drooping sepals [syn: iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily]
3: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
[syn: signal flag]
4: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine
(usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the
publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
[syn: masthead]
5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
green [syn: pin]
6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving
stones [syn: flagstone]
7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize
it immediately"
3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag]
4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the
holiday"
5: become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken
off]
[also: flagging, flagged]
flagging
adj : weak from exhaustion [syn: drooping]