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sagging

/sag/US // sæg //UK // (sæɡ) //

下垂,下垂的,下降,下降的

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    sagged, sag·ging.

    • : to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
    • : to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging.
    • : to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged.
    • : to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like: Our spirits began to sag.
    • : to decline, as in price: The stock market sagged today.
    • : Nautical. to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness.Compare hog. to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway.
v.有主动词 verb
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    sagged, sag·ging.

    • : to cause to sag.
n.名词 noun
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    • : an act or instance of sagging.
    • : the degree of sagging.
    • : a place where anything sags; depression.
    • : a moderate decline in prices.
    • : Nautical. deflection downward of a hull amidships, due to structural weakness.leeway.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdroop

Examples

  • His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.

  • They have one big problem: Republican midterm gains had more to do with a sagging Democrat brand than an attractive GOP platform.

  • But most of the abandoned houses, with sagging roofs and drafty walls, are just there.

  • My friend cannot come to our house and sit his oft-photographed posterior on our sagging cushions.

  • It's a ghost town now, just a handful of weathered wooden buildings sagging beneath snow.

  • "Certain," said Scattergood, approaching the sheriff and drawing a huge roll of bills from his sagging trousers pocket.

  • It is in the Elizabethan style, with half-timber frame and sagging tile roof.

  • She grasped one of the poles between which a sagging blanket hung, and Weston, who held the ends of them, looked at her.

  • As they waddled closer they puffed under the weight of heavy belts sagging with rows of odd, translucent instruments.

  • An ordinary brass bracket is used in the center beneath the shelf, to keep it from sagging.