He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.

他正在用一块满是油污的破布擦手。

...a bundle of old rags.

一捆破布

It looked like a piece of rag.

它看上去像块破布。

There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags.

有男人、女人和小孩，其中一些人衣衫褴褛。

'This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said.

“这个叫汤姆的人在一家地方小报社工作，”他说。

She was about thirty, ten years older than the youngsters ragging her. [VERB noun]

她大概有30岁，比那些嘲弄她的年轻人大10岁。

I've only once seen him lose his rag.

我只见他发过一次脾气。

His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.

他白手起家，人们对他都很钦佩。

This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.

烟草公司知道了这种消息一定会大怒。