ragged

adj.

1. 破旧的；褴褛的
   old and torn
2. 衣衫褴褛的；破衣烂衫的
   wearing old or torn clothes
   1. ragged children
      衣衫褴褛的孩子们
3. （轮廓线、边缘或表面）粗糙的，参差不齐的，不规则的
   having an outline, an edge or a surface that is not straight or even
   1. ragged clouds
      形状不规则的云
   2. a ragged coastline
      弯弯曲曲的海岸线
4. 不流畅的；不受控制的
   not smooth or controlled
   1. I could hear the sound of his ragged breathing.
      我能够听到他那急促的呼吸声。
   2. Their performance was still very ragged.
      他们的表演仍然很粗糙。
5. 精疲力竭的；疲惫的
   very tired, especially after physical effort

1. ADJ-GRADED （人）衣衫褴褛的，穿着破烂的
   Someone who is ragged looks untidy and is wearing clothes that are old and torn.
   1. The five survivors eventually reached safety, ragged, half-starved and exhausted.
      5位幸存者最终到达安全之地时已经衣衫褴褛、饥肠辘辘、精疲力尽。
2. （衣服）破旧的，穿破的
   Ragged clothes are old and torn.
3. ADJ-GRADED 高低不平的；参差不齐的；犬牙交错的
   You can say that something is ragged when it is untidy or uneven.
   1. She could hear his ragged breathing, as if he had been running...
      她能听到他不均匀的呼吸声，似乎他是跑着过来的。
   2. O'Brien formed the men into a ragged line.
      奥布赖恩让那些人排成了参差不齐的一列。
4. PHRASE 使…筋疲力尽
   If someone runs you ragged, they make you do so much that you become exhausted.
   1. They'd send me here, there and everywhere and I'd run myself ragged and get no place...
      他们让我到这儿、到那儿，哪儿都跑遍了，我累得筋疲力尽却没有任何进展。
   2. Spain ran England ragged early on but goalkeeper Ian Walker proved a formidable barrier.
      西班牙队先是猛烈进攻，使英格兰队疲于奔命，但守门员伊恩·沃克防守甚严。

1. In the corridor were four dirty, ragged bundles, just identifiable as human beings
   走廊里有4团脏兮兮、破破烂烂的东西，依稀可辨是人。
2. She could hear his ragged breathing, as if he had been running
   她能听到他不均匀的呼吸声，似乎他是跑着过来的。
3. O'Brien formed the men into a ragged line.
   奥布赖恩让那些人排成了参差不齐的一列。
4. They'd send me here, there and everywhere and I'd run myself ragged and get no place
   他们让我到这儿、到那儿，哪儿都跑遍了，我累得筋疲力尽却没有任何进展。
5. Spain ran England ragged early on but goalkeeper Ian Walker proved a formidable barrier.
   西班牙队先是猛烈进攻，使英格兰队疲于奔命，但守门员伊恩·沃克防守甚严。
6. Ragged fingernails raked her skin
   粗糙的指甲划过她的皮肤。
7. She is the minor poet of our class, composing only ragged verses.
   她是我们班上的小诗人，只能作些打油诗。
8. Ragged clothing infers poverty.
   破衣烂衫暗示贫穷。
9. They were always ragged, which caused him to button his coat to the chin.
   那些衬衫经常是撕破了的，因此他总把短外衣一直扣到下巴。
10. All at once, he caught sight of the two little ragged boys behind the green swan-hutch.
    忽然间，他发现了这两个衣衫褴褛的孩子，一动不动地站在天鹅的绿色小屋后面。
11. I met her in a field, she was ragged, she had no shoes.
    我是在一个田地里遇到的她。她当是赤着脚，而且衣衫褴褛。
12. It was a grey-haired woman in ragged clothes.
    跌倒的是一个女人，花白头发，衣服都很破烂。
13. I never have a problem getting my daughter sleep because I ring a ragged all day.
    我从来没有烦恼让我的女儿睡觉，因为问题是我通常整整一天被折腾来折腾去。
14. He ragged edges has sheared away.
    切掉了参差不齐的边。
15. I showed her my ragged stockings, my patched pants.
    我给她看了我那破破烂烂的长筒袜和补丁撂补丁的裤子。
16. Suddenly, she was facing a group of ragged, strange looks startled strangers.
    忽然，她被眼前出现的一群衣衫褴褛、相貌奇特的陌生人吓了一跳。
17. He was wearing ragged cutoffs and a t-shirt.
    着一条褴褛的毛边牛仔短裤和一件t恤衫。
18. But when this good neighbor died, Dick became a homeless, ragged boy.
    但当这位好心的邻居去世后，迪克变成一个无家可归、穿着破烂的穷孩子。
19. You'll grow ragged and weary and swarthy.
    你会变的粗糙，疲倦和黝黑。
20. The band sounded tired and ragged.
    乐队听起来是累了，演奏得很不和谐。
21. Mom thought she had been ragged that she asked nervously what had happened.
    妈妈以为她在外面被欺负了，紧张地问出了什么事。
22. The ragged hem of her under-tunic was stained with it.
    她破烂束腰内衣上的卷边沾满了血。
23. General George Washington and his ragged soldiers needed food, clothing, and ammunition.
    乔治？华盛顿将军和他的衣衫褴褛的士兵需要粮食，衣服和弹药。
24. "I'll split kindling tomorrow," he said over his thin ragged shoulder.
    明天我劈引火柴，他回过头来又说，衬衣的肩部都磨薄磨破了。
25. They formed a ragged line.
    它们形成了曲折的线条状。
26. The collar of his ragged coat was turned up.
    他那破烂上衣的领子向上翻着。
27. I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched me with a pair of tongs.
    我的衣裳是那样的破烂龌龊，就是叫你用火钳把我碰一下，你都不会乐意。
28. My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air.
    我的天使把每一块破烂的布都缝在一起，磨破烂了的洞像结冰的空气。
29. You are a pair of ragged claws.
    你是一对大蟹钳。

adj.

run sb ragged

• 使某人疲于奔命
  to make sb do a lot of work or make a big effort so that they become tired

adj

1. having an irregular outline
   1. text set with ragged right margins
   2. herded the class into a ragged line

2. worn out from stress or strain
   1. run ragged

3. being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
   1. clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's
   2. a ragged tramp