tap

英 [tæp] 美 [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

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]塞子,龙头

   an apparatus for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container, especially one for water

2. [C][U]窃听电话

   an actor example of tapping; a telephone or connection for doing this

3. [C][U]轻敲,轻拍

   a short light blow

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 轻拍,轻敲

   give a tap or taps to

2. vt. 窃听

   attach a listening device in order to eardrop

3. vt. 开发利用

   make accessible; open up

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 搭线窃听，电话窃听
2. 塞子
3. 鞋掌，鞋底
4. 栓子
5. 分接头
6. 窃听器
7. 【医】穿刺
8. 龙头，阀门
9. 轻拍，轻叩，轻敲，轻打，轻击，轻扣
10. 旋塞
11. 轻敲声

v. 动词

1. 轻轻敲出
2. 补鞋底
3. 接通
4. 轻拍，轻叩，轻敲
5. <美>指定，选定
6. 装上塞子（嘴子），装嘴子
7. 在（树）上刻痕取液
8. 在…装窃听器，搭线窃听
9. 开发，开辟
10. 讨（钱）
11. 利用
12. 发掘
13. 向…索要， 向…乞讨
14. 输入
15. 输出
16. 轻轻打拍子
17. 从嘴子里放酒
18. 出来
19. 跳踢跳舞
20. 轻声走

abbr. 缩略词

1. =Terminal Adapter for PHS，PHS 的终端适配器

英英释义

Noun:

1. the sound made by a gentle blow

2. a gentle blow

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

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

Verb:

1. cut a female screw thread with a tap

2. draw from or dip into to get something;

   "tap one's memory"
   "tap a source of money"
   

3. strike lightly;

   "He tapped me on the shoulder"
   

4. draw from; make good use of;

   "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
   

5. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;

   "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"
   "Is this hotel room bugged?"
   

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

   "tap a cask of wine"
   

7. make light, repeated taps on a surface;

   "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
   

8. walk with a tapping sound

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

   "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
   

10. draw (liquor) from a tap;

    "tap beer in a bar"
    

11. pierce in order to draw a liquid from;

    "tap a maple tree for its syrup"
    "tap a keg of beer"
    

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

    "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
    "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
    

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The water leaked from the tap drop by drop.
   水一滴一滴地从龙头漏出来。
2. She left the tap on and the bath ran over.
   她没有关水龙头，澡盆里的水溢出来了。
3. The tap on the cask was dirty.
   桶上的塞子很脏。
4. The police had put a tap on his phone line.
   警察在他的电话上装上窃听器。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He felt a tap on his shoulder.
   他觉得有人轻拍他的肩膀.
2. There was a tap on the window.
   有人在轻叩窗户。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The tooth hurts when I tap it.
   我轻敲时牙齿会痛。
2. That girl tapped her fingers on the desk impatiently.
   那个女孩不耐烦地用手指轻扣桌面。
3. Pick an Album, pick a picture, and tap Choose to confirm.
   选择一个相册，选择一个图片，并利用选择确认。
4. No load tap ranges should be selected to provide an adequate low-side bus voltage.
   无载分接范围选择应能提供正确的低压侧母线电压。

用作动词 (v.)

1. We should tap natural resources.
   我们应该开发自然资源。
2. Since man is able to tap such resources as oil and metals, why can't he develop and harness other energy resources?
   既然人类能开发石油和金属这样的能源,为什么不能开发和利用其他能源呢?
3. We must tap manpower, land and material resources to the full.
   我们要做到人尽其才,地尽所利,物尽所用。
4. I managed to tap my father for another$10.
   我成功地向父亲又要了10美元。
5. My phone is being tapped.
   有人在窃听我的电话。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He forgot to turn the tap off.
   他忘了关水龙头。
2. You left the tap running, and the bathwater is running over!
   你忘了关水龙头,洗澡水都流出来了!
3. There was a persistent sound of running water, although he had turned all the taps off.
   尽管他已关上了所有的水龙头,但仍有持续不断的流水声。
4. Telephone taps were played on tape recorders in court.
   在法庭上用磁带录音机放了从电话中窃听的谈话内容。
5. She heard a few taps on the window.
   她听见有人轻轻地敲了几下窗户。
6. After a few taps the cover came loose.
   一阵轻拍后,封面变松了。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. 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。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He tapped his forehead knowingly.
   他会心地拍拍前额。
2. She tapped a typewriter all morning.
   她打了一个上午的字。
3. They prepared to tap the nation's natural mineral wealth.
   他们准备开发国家的自然矿产资源。
4. The girls were tapping the rubber.
   姑娘们正在采橡胶。
5. The nurse tapped the patient's abdomen.
   护士给病人放出腹水。
6. The reporter tapped the spokesman for more information.
   新闻记者要求发言人提供更多的消息。
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7. The secret agent suspects that his phone is being tapped.
   那个特工人员怀疑他的电话正在被窃听。
8. We have enormous reserves of oil still waiting to be tapped.
   我们有巨大的石油储量在等待开发。

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. She tapped her girl to let her sleep.
   她轻轻拍着女儿让她睡觉。
2. He tapped a stick against the window to let me know he'd arrived.
   他用手杖轻轻敲窗,要我知道他已到达。

经典引文

• Frank fetched him a glass of water from the tap at the sink.

  出自： P. Fitzgerald

• By turning the outside tap the room could be flooded with gas.

  出自： Conan Doyle

• A sharp double tap at the street-door announced the post.

  出自： F. Marryat

• In the cellars of the monasteries the butlers were tapping new and old ale.

  出自： T. H. White

• Wiggling a pen or tapping a typewriter.

  出自： H. Crane

• If she had been carrying a fan she would surely have tapped his arm with it.

  出自： B. Pym

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

on tap

随时供应的,现成的 ready for use when needed

用作动词 (v.)

tap down (v.+adv.)

轻轻敲下 beat sth slightly
tap sth ⇔ down
Tap the lid down carefully so as not to break the contents.

要把盖子轻轻地敲下去,免得把里面的东西打碎。

tap on (v.+prep.)

轻轻敲击(某表面); 轻击…(某部位) beat surface of sth; hit sb/sth lightly on (a part)
tap on sth
Someone is tapping on the door.

有人在敲门。
It's no use tapping on the door; we can't hear you in the back room.

轻轻敲门没用,我们在后屋听不见。
I tapped on the window to let her know I was waiting for her.

我轻敲窗户,让她知道我在等她。 tap sb/sth on sth
He tapped me on the shoulder.

他拍拍我的肩膀。
All those not dancing were tapping their feet on the floor.

那些不跳舞的人都用脚在地板上轻轻地拍打着。
The teacher tapped her fingers on the desk impatiently.

老师不耐烦地用手指敲桌子。
A wood pecker tapped a hole in a tree.

啄木鸟在树上啄了一个洞。

tap with (v.+prep.)

用…轻轻敲打 beat slightly with sth
tap with sth
Tap with the heel of your shoe on the window, and he will let us in.

用你的鞋后跟敲窗子,这样他会让我们进去。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• fall a tap on sb's head 敲某人的头
• give sb a tap on the arm 敲某人的肩膀
• hear a tap 听见有人敲
• leave tap 让龙头开着
• run tap 开着龙头
• turn off tap 关龙头
• turn on tap 开龙头

形容词+～

• cold tap 冷水的龙头
• hot tap 热水的龙头
• ripping tap 漏水的龙头
• spinal tap 腰椎穿刺

名词+～

• bathroom tap 浴室水龙头
• gas tap 煤气开关

介词+～

• in tap 装有嘴子的
• on tap 现成的,随时可以取用的

～+介词

• tap at a gong 敲一锤锣
• the tap of ivy on a pane 常春藤拂打窗玻璃的声音
• tap on a window 在窗户上轻敲

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• tap ashes 拍灰尘
• tap hole 啄洞
• tap nail 钉钉子
• tap one's own successor 选定自己的接班人
• tap typewriter 打字

～+副词

• tap assiduously 持之以恒地拍打
• tap casually 漫无目的地拍打
• tap cleanly 干净利落地拍打
• tap consciously 有意识地拍打
• tap continually 不停地拍打
• tap cruelly 粗鲁地拍打
• tap delightfully 高兴地拍打
• tap erratically 无规律地拍打
• tap gracefully 优美地拍打
• tap incessantly 连续拍打
• tap irregularly 无规律地拍打
• tap lightly 轻轻拍打
• tap nervously 神经质地轻拍
• tap occasionally 偶尔拍打
• tap powerfully 强有力地拍打
• tap quickly 很快地拍打
• tap rudely 无礼地拍打
• tap unsuitably 不合适地拍打
• tap in 敲进
• tap out 用(打字机)打出

～+介词

• tap against the window 敲窗户
• tap at the door 轻叩门
• tap from 掸掉…
• tap a nail into a wall 把钉子敲进墙
• tap one's fingers on the desk 用手指轻击书桌
• tap with 用…敲

词语用法

1. 当tap指龙头时，是典型的英国英语用法，在美国不普遍，美国龙头为fauceto；
2. taps是美国英语“熄灯号”的意思，是单数名词。

   After taps is blown, the young campers have to turn out their lights and go to sleep.
   当熄灯号响起，这些小露营者们就要熄灯入睡。

n. (名词)

1. tap用作名词作“塞子,龙头”解,指塞住容器口使内外隔绝的东西,尤指用于控制液体从管子或容器流出来的开关。tap也可作“电话窃听”解。可用作可数可词,也可用作不可数名词。
2. tap还可作“轻叩,轻敲”解,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。

v. (动词)

1. tap用作动词可作“拍打”解,指轻微地、反复地拍打。常常用以引起别人对自己的存在、需要或愿望的注意。tap也可作“窃听”“开发利用”“给…放水”“给…提供消息”解。
2. tap多作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

on tap, on the tap

• 这两个短语意思不同:on tap的意思是“随时供应的,现成的”; 而on the tap则指“在乞讨”“伸手要东西”。例如:
• She was always on the tap, borrowing sugar and milk.她借了糖又借牛奶,老是在伸手要东西。

下面两句意思相同:

• He gave a little tap at the door.
• He gave a little tap on the door.
• 他轻轻叩门。

v. (动词)

tap, knock, rap

• 这组词都有“敲打”的意思。它们的区别是:knock指用手、拳或其他硬的东西用力敲打; rap指用关节、棒等急速地敲,发出刺耳的声音使人们静下来; tap指用手指尖等徐徐地叩或拍。 例如:
• We rapped at the door, but there was no answer.我们笃笃地敲门,但无人回答。
• The chairman rapped on the table for order.主席敲桌子要求安静。
• She tapped her girl to let her sleep.她轻轻拍着女儿让她睡觉。
• He tapped his forehead knowingly.他会心地拍拍前额。

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。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的taper，意为敲，打击。

近反义词

【近义词】

• rap
• faucet
• knock
• rap