lag

/læɡ/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

落后；滞后

释义与例句

v. 落后；滞后
to move, develop, or make progress more slowly than others or later than expected
  1. The economy continues to lag behind its neighbours.
    该国经济继续落后于邻国。
  2. He lagged behind the other walkers on the steep path.
    在陡峭的小路上，他落在了其他步行者后面。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Investment in public transport has lagged behind population growth.
    公共交通投资一直滞后于人口增长。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • trail 落后于；跟踪
    lag 强调移动、发展或进度较慢，常见结构是 lag behind；trail 可指竞赛中比分落后，也可指在后面拖行或跟踪。
    The home team was trailing by ten points at half-time. 上半场结束时，主队落后十分。
常见搭配
  • lag behind 落后于
    Some rural schools still lag behind in internet access. 一些农村学校在互联网接入方面仍然落后。
  • lag behind schedule 落后于预定进度
    The building work is lagging behind schedule because of poor weather. 由于天气恶劣，建筑工程落后于预定进度。