lags

英 [læɡz]

美 [læɡz]

v. 缓慢移动; 发展缓慢; 滞后; 落后于; 给(管道等)加防冻保暖层
n. 滞后，（时间上的）间隔
lag的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

VERB 落后；赶不上
If one thing or personlags behindanother thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other.
1. Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies...
  英国在妇女生育福利方面依然落后于欧洲大多数国家。
2. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind...
  在消费结构重组方面，英国也落后于人。
3. He now lags 10 points behind the champion...
  他现在落后冠军10分。
4. A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind...
  《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
5. Hague was lagging badly in the polls.
  黑格在民意调查中被远远抛在后面。
N-COUNT 间隔；间歇；时间差
A timelagor alagof a particular length of time is a period of time between one event and another related event.
1. There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS...
  从感染艾滋病病毒到病发有一段滞后期。
2. Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months.
  在增加货币供应两三个月后，物价也跟着上涨。
See also:If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time...Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof well insulated.lagging

Erratic weather, trade policies, and seasonal lags have slowed producers 'response to the higher prices.
多变的天气、贸易政策和季节性滞后减缓了生产者应对粮食价格上涨行动的速度。
Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies
英国在妇女生育福利方面依然落后于欧洲大多数国家。
Monetary policy affects the economy with long and variable lags.
货币政策对经济的影响存在长期多变的滞后效应。
China lags behind in science and technology.
中国科学技术落后，科学技术这么落后怎么行？
Consumer rights protection in China still lags many other countries.
中国的消费者权利保护仍然落后于许多其它国家。
As a developing country, China generally lags behind developed countries in international scientific and technological cooperation.
中国作为发展中国家，总体上科技和经济的发展水平落后于发达国家。
And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy.
政策的变化在对经济产生影响前会有一段比较长且变化莫测的后滞期。
He now lags 10 points behind the champion
他现在落后冠军10分。
It still lags behind BMW and Mercedes in the world market, but could steal this crown.
在全球市场上，奥迪仍落后于宝马和梅塞德斯，但它可能会偷走这一桂冠。
The current lags behind the voltage.
电流滞后于电压。