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rags /rægz/► SEE ALLfrom rags to richesglad rags
●from ˌrags to ˈriches (informal) from being very poor to being very rich, especially in a short period of time （尤指在短时间里）从赤贫到巨富◆She went from rags to riches in less than five years.
在不到五年的时间里，她就从一贫如洗变得家财万贯。▸ ˌrags-to-ˈriches adjective ◆It was a real rags-to-riches story.
这是一部真正的快速发迹史。●ˈglad rags (old-fashioned, informal) smart clothes worn for a party, etc. （参加聚会等时穿的）礼服，漂亮华丽的衣服◆We put our glad rags on and went to the theatre.我们穿上漂亮的衣服去剧院看戏。 NOTE If a person is in rags, they are wearing very old torn clothes. * rags 指破旧的衣服。 |