tap

[tæp]

n.龙头, 塞子, 窃听
n.轻拍, 轻敲, 鞋掌
v.轻拍, 轻击, 补鞋掌,选择
v.开发, 利用, 索要, 装龙头,窃听

vt.

1. 轻拍, 轻叩, 轻敲

He tapped me on the shoulder.

她轻轻地拍拍我的肩。

2. 轻轻敲出(或敲掉)[O]

He tapped the ashes out of his pipe.

他轻轻地将烟斗里的烟灰敲出来。

3. 补鞋底

4. 【美】指定, 选定

Mr. Smith was tapped for police commissioner.

史密斯先生被指定为警察局长。

vi.

轻拍, 轻叩, 轻敲[(+on)]

Listen! Someone is tapping on the window.

听! 有人在敲窗户。

n.[C]

1. 轻拍, 轻叩, 轻敲

There was a tap on the window.

有人在轻叩窗户。

2. 鞋掌; 鞋底

词形变化

动词过去式: tapped | 动词过去分词: tapped | 动词现在分词: tapping | 动词第三人称单数: taps |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.轻叩; 轻拍

rap  pat  

英英释义

名词 tap:

the sound made by a gentle blow

同义词：pat, rap

a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

同义词：water faucet, water tap, hydrant

a gentle blow

同义词：rap, strike

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

a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

a plug for a bunghole in a cask

同义词：spigot

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

同义词：wiretap

a light touch or stroke

同义词：pat, dab

动词 tap:

cut a female screw thread with a tap

draw from or dip into to get something

strike lightly

同义词：tip

draw from; make good use of

同义词：exploit

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

同义词：wiretap, intercept, bug

furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

make light, repeated taps on a surface

同义词：rap, knock, pink

walk with a tapping sound

dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

同义词：tapdance

draw (liquor) from a tap

pierce in order to draw a liquid from

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

同义词：solicit, beg

短语词组

tap out

1. 敲打出

I was tapping out a news report on my typewriter when the doorbell rang.

门铃响的时候，我正在我的打字机上打一则新闻。

补充

taptap英:[tæp] 美:[tæp]n.1.塞子, 龙头Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the water.把软管接在龙头上, 打开水龙头。2.电话窃听The detectives put a tap on the suspect's telephone.侦察人员在嫌疑犯的电话上装窃听装置。3.轻敲, 轻拍He gave a tap at the microphone before speaking.他在讲话前先轻叩了一下扩音器。vt.1.割[打]开…取[放]液体The bar tender tapped a new keg of beer.酒吧招待开了一桶新啤酒。The girls were tapping the rubber.姑娘们正在割橡胶。2.开发; 利用We have enormous reserves of oil still waiting to be tapped.我们有巨大的石油矿藏在等待开发。3.窃听The phones of important officials were tapped.政府要员们的电话遭到窃听。vt. & vi.1.轻拍, 轻敲This music sets your feet tapping.这音乐能使你的双脚不由自主地跟着打拍子。

例句

1. I tapped him on the shoulder.我轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。 2. She tapped her fingers on the table.她用手指轻轻敲击桌子。 3. a new way of tapping the sun's energy利用太阳能的新方法 4. He tapped me for a fiver.他找我要5英镑。 5. We suspected the telephone line was tapped.我们曾怀疑有人在这条电话线上装了窃听器。 6. She tapped across the floor.她啪嗒啪嗒地在地板上走过。 7. She gave him a little tap on the arm.她轻拍了下他的胳膊。 8. A tap on the door interrupted him.一声轻轻的敲门声打断了他。 9. Someone left the tap running.有人让水龙头一直开着空流。 10. a spinal tap脊椎穿刺 11. They have several unusual beers on tap.他们有几种很特别的桶装啤酒。 12. We've got all the information permanently on tap.我们已经使所有的信息可永久性随时获取。 13. tap stock随时供应方式发行的证券 14. The teacher tapped me on my shoulder.老师轻轻地拍了下我的肩膀。 15. The girl tapped the door with her knuckles.女孩用指关节轻轻敲门。 16. The secretary tapped her typewriter all morning.秘书噼里啪啦地连续打了一上午的字。 17. to tap one's foot on the floor用脚轻敲地板 18. The boss tapped his pencil on the desk.老板用铅笔敲击办公桌。 19. He tapped his pipe out into the fireplace.他把烟斗的烟灰敲到壁炉里。 20. It's not easy to tap a nail into the wall.这墙不容易钉进钉子。 21. He was tapped as president of the college.他被选为该学院的院长。 22. They tapped her for a reportorial assignment.他们指定她去完成一次报道任务。 23. to tap shoes给鞋钉掌子 24. He tapped on the window.他轻叩窗子。 25. Someone is tapping at (或on) the door.有人在敲门。 26. The pupils tapped across the room.学生们轻声地穿过房间。 27. to tap a sugar maple开孔使槭树汁流出 28. The workers tapped the rubber trees.工人们割橡胶树皮采胶液。 29. to tap a cask of wine开桶取酒 30. They tapped a barrel of cider.他们旋开桶塞放出苹果酒。 31. He tapped off cider from a cask.他旋开桶塞汲取苹果酒。 32. to tap the abdomen抽腹水 33. We should tap natural resources.我们应该开发自然资源。 34. to tap the potential of production挖掘生产潜力 35. to tap a gas main接通煤气总管道 36. The official suspected that his phone was being tapped.这位官员怀疑有人正在窃听他的电话。 37. The beggar tapped me for 20 pence.乞丐向我讨了20便士。 38. She tapped him for the latest news.她向他打听最新消息。 39. the telephones were tapped by the state security police.电话被国家安全警察装了窃听器。 40. he considered whom he could tap for information.他在考虑可以找谁获得信息。 41. clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh's resources of expertise.想利用爱丁堡专门技术资源的工业界客户。 42. [no obj.]these magazines have tapped into a target market of consumers.这些杂志已经开发了消费者目标市场。 43. one of my staff tapped me on the shoulder.我的一个员工轻拍了一下我的肩膀。 44. Gloria was tapping her feet in time to the music.格洛丽亚正用双脚跟着音乐打拍子。 45. Their feet were tapping in time to the music.他们的脚随着音乐打拍子。 46. She tapped me on the shoulder.她轻拍我的肩膀。 47. to tap the skills of young people挖掘年轻人的技能 48. Turn the hot/cold tap on/off.拧开╱关上热水╱冷水龙头。 49. He was tapping the desk with a pencil.他用铅笔轻轻敲着桌子。 50. He tapped her (on the) shoulder to get her attention.他拍了拍她的肩膀，以引起她的注意。 51. Go tap on a window and see if anyone is home.去敲敲窗户，看看有没有人在家。 52. He was tapping a pencil on the desk.他用铅笔轻轻敲着桌子。 53. She tapped her foot to (the beat of) the music.她和着音乐用脚轻打节拍。 54. Her foot was tapping to the music.她的脚在和着音乐轻打节拍。 55. She was tapped for police commissioner.她被选定为警察局长。 56. She was tapped to be police commissioner.她被选定为警察局长。 57. She tapped in my name and found my account records.她把我的名字输进去，找到了我的账户记录。 58. He tapped the numbers into the calculator.他把数字输入计算器。 59. She tapped out the beat with her feet.她用脚打出节奏。 60. He quickly tapped out a memo.他很快就打出了一份备忘录。 61. There was a tap at the door.有轻轻的敲门声。 62. I felt a tap on my shoulder. [=someone tapped my shoulder]我觉得有人拍了一下我的肩膀。 63. turn on/off the tap打开/关上水龙头 64. the hot/cold tap热/冷水龙头 65. a bathroom/kitchen tap卫生间/厨房水龙头 66. the tap on a beer keg啤酒桶的旋塞 67. There was a tap on her phone.她的电话上有个窃听器。 68. beer on tap桶装啤酒 69. The hotel has Internet service on tap.酒店有随时可用的互联网服务。 70. I called to find out what's on tap for the weekend.我打了电话，看这个周末有什么安排。 71. tap the nation's resources开发国家的资源 72. We need to tap into new markets.我们需要开发新市场。 73. The story taps into powerful emotions.这个故事激发了强烈的情感。 74. tap a keg在木桶上装龙头 75. tapping maple trees for their sap = tapping sap from maple trees在枫树上凿孔取汁 76. The FBI tapped her phone.联邦调查局在她的电话上装了窃听器。 77. He tried to tap me for a loan. [=tried to get me to give him a loan]他试图向我借贷。