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旗;旗幟;(尤指)國旗
A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country.
例句
The Marines climbed to the roof of the embassy building to raise the American flag...
海軍陸戰隊隊員爬到使館大樓頂上，升起了美國國旗。
They had raised the white flag in surrender.
他們已經舉起白旗投降。
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(在售旗募捐日出售或在某個位置上作標記用的)小旗，旗狀物
A flag is a small piece of paper or cloth attached to a stick or pin which is sold on a flag day or used to mark a particular spot.
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旗幟(新聞用語，代指某個國家、組織或其價值觀、權力)
Journalists sometimes refer to the flag of a particular country or organization as a way of referring to the country or organization itself and its values or power.
例句
Joining John Whitaker will be his brother Michael also riding under the British flag...
約翰·惠特克將與他的兄弟邁克爾一起代表英國參加這場自行車賽。
The airport was opened by Canadian troops operating under the flag of the United Nations.
機場由加拿大軍隊以聯合國的名義開放。
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VERB
松勁;泄氣;疲乏
If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy.
例句
His enthusiasm was in no way flagging...
他的熱情絲毫未減。
By 4,000m he was beginning to flag.
跑到4,000米時，他開始體力不支。
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同 flagstone
A flag is the same as a flagstone .
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PHRASE
(在國外時)表示并號召擁護自己的國家;（為少數人支持的事業)搖旗吶喊
If you fly the flag, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
例句
Steve Crabb can fly the flag with distinction for Britain in Barcelona.
史蒂夫·克拉布在巴塞羅那可以旗幟鮮明地支持英國。
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PHRASAL VERB
揮手攔下，招手叫(尤指出租車)
If you flag down a vehicle, especially a taxi, you wave at it as a signal for the driver to stop.
例句
Marlette was already out of the door, flagging down a taxi.
馬利特已經出門了，正揮手招呼一輛出租車。