lag

英 [læɡ]

美 [læɡ]

v. 缓慢移动; 发展缓慢; 滞后; 落后于; 给(管道等)加防冻保暖层
n. 滞后，（时间上的）间隔

现在分词：lagging　第三人称单数：lags　复数：lags　过去分词：lagged　过去式：lagged　

Collins.2 / BNC.9463 / COCA.8448

牛津词典

verb

缓慢移动；发展缓慢；滞后；落后于
to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations, etc.
1. The little boy lagged behind his parents.
  那小男孩落在了父母的后面。
2. We still lag far behind many of our competitors in using modern technology.
  我们在运用现代技术方面仍然远远落后于我们的许多竞争对手。
给（管道等）加防冻保暖层
to cover pipes, etc. with a special material to stop the water in them from freezing, or to save heat

noun

VERB 落后；赶不上
If one thing or personlags behindanother thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other.
1. Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies...
  英国在妇女生育福利方面依然落后于欧洲大多数国家。
2. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind...
  在消费结构重组方面，英国也落后于人。
3. He now lags 10 points behind the champion...
  他现在落后冠军10分。
4. A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind...
  《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
5. Hague was lagging badly in the polls.
  黑格在民意调查中被远远抛在后面。
N-COUNT 间隔；间歇；时间差
A timelagor alagof a particular length of time is a period of time between one event and another related event.
1. There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS...
  从感染艾滋病病毒到病发有一段滞后期。
2. Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months.
  在增加货币供应两三个月后，物价也跟着上涨。
See also:If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time...Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof well insulated.lagging

noun

the act of slowing down or falling behind
Synonym:slowdownretardation
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
Synonym:stave
the time between one event, process, or period and another
1. meanwhile the socialists are running the government
Synonym:interimmeantimemeanwhile

verb

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
1. lag pipes
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Synonym:dawdlefall backfall behind
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
1. The suspects were imprisoned without trial
2. the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
Synonym:imprisonincarcerateimmureput behind barsjailjuggaolput awayremand

It's a good idea to spend the first night of your holiday sleeping off the jet lag
把假期的第一个晚上用来睡觉倒时差是个不错的主意。
If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time
如果一定要把地板掀开，不妨趁此机会给各个管道加一层隔热保护。
Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies
英国在妇女生育福利方面依然落后于欧洲大多数国家。
The existing problem is the insufficient domestic demand and the lag of economic structural adjustment.
存在的主要问题是，国内需求不足和经济结构调整滞后。
Be modest and prudent, never lag behind!
谦虚谨慎，永不落后！
Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof well insulated.
水箱和屋顶都需要敷设严密的保温层。
Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
由于人体生物钟不能迅速对时差作出调整，因而产生了飞机时差反应。
This model shows you the effect of time lag on the population growth.
本模型为你展示了人口增长带来的滞后效应。
Hague was lagging badly in the polls.
黑格在民意调查中被远远抛在后面。
The thinking of economic bureaucrats tends to lag behind changes in world conditions.
经济官员的思想往往跟不上世界局势的变化。