lag
US: /ˈɫæɡ/
UK: /lˈæɡ/
UK: /lˈæɡ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
lag /læg/
- danh từ, (từ lóng)
- người tù khổ sai
- án tù khổ sai
- ngoại động từ
- bắt giam
- bắt đi tù khổ sai
- danh từ
- (vật lý) sự trễ, sự chậm
- magnetic lag: hiện tượng trễ từ
- phase lag: sự trễ pha, sự chậm pha
- (vật lý) sự trễ, sự chậm
- nội động từ
- đi chậm chạp; chậm trễ, tụt lại sau
- to lag behind: tụt lại đằng sau
- đi chậm chạp; chậm trễ, tụt lại sau
- danh từ
- nắp không dẫn nhiệt (của nồi hơi...)
- nắp không dẫn nhiệt (của nồi hơi...)
- ngoại động từ
- nắp không dẫn nhiệt vào (nồi hơi...)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (-gg-)
1 [V] ~ (behind sb/sth)
~ (behind) to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations, etc: The little boy lagged behind his parents. + We still lag far behind many of our competitors in using modern technology.
2 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to cover pipes, etc. with a special material to stop the water in them from freezing, or to save heat
+ noun
= TIME LAG
See also -
+ noun
the period of time between two connected events: There is a long time lag between when I do the work and when I get paid.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 fall behind, linger, loiter, delay, straggle, trail, hang back, dally, dawdle, inch or poke along:
If you lag behind too far, you'll never catch up.
2 diminish, decrease, slacken, abate, slow (down or up), flag, wane, ebb, falter, fail, let up, fall (off or away), ease (up), lighten:
Contributions to the fund are lagging. Military preparations are lagging.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
badly, seriously | behind
She did well in her first year at school but then started to lag behind.
PREP.
behind
Britain still lags badly behind the rest of Europe on this.
PHRASES
lag far/way/well behind (sb/sth)
The Tories are still lagging way behind in the opinion polls.
Concise English dictionary
lagged|lagging|lagslæg
noun
+the act of slowing down or falling behind
+the time between one event, process, or period and another
+one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
verb
+hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
+lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
+throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
+cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
