英汉词典

tap 基本解释

• vt. 轻敲；轻打；装上嘴子
• vi. 轻拍；轻击；轻叩
• n. 水龙头；轻打
• n. (Tap)人名；(柬)塔；(朝)塔

tap 词态变化

tap 中文词源

来自古英语 taeppa,水龙头，塞子，来自 Proto-Germanic*tappon,塞子，词源同 tamp,tampon. 引申词义开发，利用。

拟声词。

tap 英文词源

tap (v.1)

"strike lightly," c. 1200, from Old French taper "tap, rap, strike" (12c.), from a Gallo-Roman or Germanic source ultimately imitative of the sound of rapping. Meaning "to designate for some duty or for membership" is recorded from 1952, from notion of a tap on the shoulder. Related: Tapped; tapping.

tap (n.2)

"light blow or stroke," mid-14c., from tap (v.1). Tap dancer first recorded 1927, from tap (n.) in the sense of "metal plate over the heel of a shoe" (1680s).

tap (n.1)

"stopper, faucet through which liquid can be drawn," Old English tæppa "tap, spigot," from Proto-Germanic *tappon (cognates: Middle Dutch tappe, Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, German Zapfe). Originally a tapering cylindrical peg for a cask, then a hollowed one to draw from it (compare sense evolution of spigot). Phrase on tap "ready for use, ready to be drawn and served" is recorded from late 15c. Tap-wrench, used in turning one, attested from 1815.

tap (v.2)

"to supply with a tap," late Old English tæppian, from source of tap (n.1); compare German zapfen "to tap." Meaning "to draw liquor with a tap" is from mid-15c. Extended sense "make use of" is first recorded 1570s. Meaning "listen in secretly" (1869), originally was with reference to telegraph wires. Tapped out "broke" is 1940s slang, perhaps from the notion of having tapped all one's acquaintances for loans already (compare British slang on the tap "begging, making requests for loans," 1932).

tap (n.3)

"device to listen in secretly on telephone calls," 1923, from tap (v.2) in the "listen secretly" sense.

tap 词组搭配

tap 英文释义

1. the sound made by a gentle blow

2. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

3. a gentle blow

4. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

5. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

6. a plug for a bunghole in a cask

7. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

8. a light touch or stroke

tap 同义词解析

knock, tap, rap, pat

这些动词均有"敲，击"之意。

knock： 指用拳头或其它器械猛敲或猛打；也指用手轻敲某物。

tap： 多指慢慢地连续地轻击或轻拍。

rap： 指用手指或木棒等快速地轻敲或急拍。

pat： 指用手轻拍以示同情、赞同或爱抚。

tap 双语例句

1. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.

敲门声打断了他，萨莉·皮尔斯走了进来。

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2. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.

用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。

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3. The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones.

政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。

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4. Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture.

在工作台上逐个轻轻敲紧，让混合物变得密实。

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5. You must have left a tap running in the bathroom.

你肯定忘了关浴室的龙头了。

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tap 实用场景例句

Someone tapped at the door.

有人轻轻叩门。

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He was busy tapping away at his computer.

他埋头敲着电脑键盘。

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Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.

拉尔夫轻轻地拍了拍我的肩膀。

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He kept tapping his fingers on the table.

他不停地用手指轻轻敲着桌子。

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The music set everyone's feet tapping.

乐曲使得每个人都用脚轻轻打起拍子来。

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We need to tap the expertise of the people we already have.

我们需要利用我们现有人员的专业知识。

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The movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals.

这部电影似乎在激发人们对动物的普遍怜惜之情。

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He was convinced his phone was being tapped.

他确信自己的电话在被人窃听。

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Richards has been tapped to replace the retiring chairperson.

理查兹获得委任接替行将退任的主席。

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Tap in your PIN number.

输入你的个人身份识别号码。

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She tapped out the beat on the table.

她轻击桌面打着拍子。

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I tapped out a text message to Mandy.

我给曼迪发了一条短信。

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bath taps

浴缸水龙头

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the hot/cold tap (= the tap that hot/cold water comes out of)

热水 / 冷水龙头

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Turn the tap on/off .

打开 / 关上龙头。

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Don't leave the tap running.

别把水龙头开着白白流水。

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the sound of a dripping tap

水龙头滴答的漏水声

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a gas tap

煤气阀门

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beer taps

啤酒旋塞

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She turned on the taps.

她打开了那些龙头。

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...a cold-water tap...

冷水阀

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He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...

他敲了敲桌子，以平息抗议的喧闹声。

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Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...

用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋，让蛋壳开裂。

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The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.

这首歌很动听，听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动，或是用脚打拍子。

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He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...

他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。

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The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million...

公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。

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The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones...

政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。

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We suspected the telephone line was tapped.

我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。

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Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.

随时打开龙头都有过滤水，用起来很方便。

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The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.

团体度假的好处在于，要找人陪伴非常容易，想要独处也行。

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