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wag

释义

wag

/wæg/

●the tail (is) wagging the ˈdog

(also let the tail wag the ˈdog)

used to describe a situation where a small, unimportant thing controls a larger, more important thing 本末倒置；喧宾夺主

◆In this company the workers tell the manager what he can and cannot do. It’s a real case of the tail wagging the dog.这家公司里是雇员规定经理的职权范围，真是上下颠倒。

●tongues ˈwag

(informal)

there is a lot of talk about sb’s private life, etc. 风言风语；议论纷纷；说闲话

◆Don’t tell anyone your secret — you know how tongues wag around here.别把你的秘密告诉任何人，你知道这儿的人多么爱嚼舌根。

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wag是什么意思