rag/ragged

rag /ræɡ/ n.［c］1.抹布，破布：rag doll 用破布做的布娃娃；clean the car with an oily rag一块有油的破布擦汽车 2.(pl.)破衣服：He was now anxious to throw off his rags. 他急于把破衣服扔掉。in rags 衣衫褴褛：The man in rags is a beggar.穿着破衣服的那个人是个乞丐。

ragged /ˈræɡid/ adj. 1. 衣着破烂的，褴褛的：a ragged child衣衫褴褛的孩子A ragged little boy begged his bread along the street.一个衣衫褴褛的小男孩沿街乞讨。2. 参差不齐的，凹凸不平的：a ragged coastline犬牙交错的海岸线He's walking a dog with a ragged coat of fair.他在溜一只毛长得长短不齐的狗。