價格標籤：tag的詞彙用法講解
It's always best to be wary of those eager to come to our rescue. Because even the smallest of favors carries a price tag.
——Desperate Housewifes
對那些急切想拯救我們的人最好要帶着一顆機警的心。因爲哪怕是最小的恩惠都是有價籤的。
——《絕望主婦》
一、你知道tag有幾種含義嗎？
n.
1.標籤；標牌 [C] a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic, etc. attached to sth to identify it or give information about it
She altered the mistake on the price tag.
她改正了價目標籤上的錯誤。
2.（電子）追蹤器 [C] digital traker
A hospital is to fit newborn babies with electronic tags to foil kidnappers.
一家醫院計劃在新生兒身上安置電子追蹤器，防止嬰兒被拐賣。
3.稱呼；稱號 [C] name or phrase that is used to describe a person or thing in some way
In Britain, jazz is losing its elitist tag and gaining a much broader audience.
在英國，爵士樂不再是精英人物的專利，它正吸引着越來越多的聽衆。
4.（引用自書籍、講演、文章的）短語，說法 [C] a short quotation or saying in a foreign language
5.（兒童玩的）捉人遊戲 [U] a children's game in which one child chases the others and tries to touch one of them
The kids are playing tag over there.
小孩子正在那兒玩捉人遊戲。
v.
1.加標籤於，在…上做記號 [T] to fasten a tag onto sth / sb
Tag the bottles now or we' ll forget which is which.
把這些瓶子加上標籤，否則的話，我們就忘了哪個是哪個了。
2.將…描述成；用…來稱呼；把…稱作 [T] to give sb / sth a name that describes what they are or do
The boy was tagged a failure.
這男孩被人叫做不及格生。
3.緊跟 [I] to go somewhere following sb
The dog tagged along after me.
狗緊跟着我。
二、詞義辨析：哪些詞彙能表示“標籤”的意思
label, tag
這兩個名詞均含“標籤”之意。
label指上面標明貨主姓名、地址及貨物名稱、重量、尺寸等內容的標籤。
tag多指臨時繫上的標籤。
三、你知道tag和哪些詞更搭嗎？
price tag
n. 價格標籤
tag end
n. 末端,雜亂的東西
tag line
n. 收尾語,時髦用語
dog tag
n. 狗牌, <美俚>(戰時掛在士兵頸上的)身份識別牌
tag along
尾隨
四、學會tag的用法了嗎？做個小測試鞏固一下
He put name _____ on all his shirts.
他給自己所有的襯衣都縫上了標有姓名的籤條。
