n. 塞口物,(牲畜的)口衔;言论限制;恶作剧;张口器
vt. 塞住…的口;抑制言论自由;使窒息;用张口器将嘴张开
vi. 作呕;窒息;开玩笑,说俏皮话
The audience is bounced from gag to gag and conversation to conversation; there is no time for audience reflection.
插科打诨和一段又一段的对话让观众目不暇接,根本没有时间认真思考。
It was just a gag—we didn´t mean to upset anyone.
这只是逗着玩—我们并未想使任何人不高兴。
Each gag was rewarded with a generous belly-laugh.
每一次插科打诨都引来一阵捧腹大笑。
The running gag is that the band never gets to play.
那个流传的笑话说那支乐队从未演奏过。
The new laws are seen as an attempt to gag the press.
人们认为新法律企图压制新闻界的言论自由。