| 单词 | slap |
| 释义 | slap (slæp ) Word forms: slaps , slapping , slapped 1. verb B2 If you slap someone, you hit them with the palm of your hand. He would push or slap them once in a while. [VERB noun] I slapped him hard across the face. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] Synonyms: smack, hit, strike, beat Slap is also a noun. He reached forward and gave him a slap. 2. verb B2 If you slap someone on the back, you hit them in a friendly manner on their back. A large middle-aged lady slapped me on the back and said 'Nice to see you again.' [VERB noun on noun] 3. verb If you slap something onto a surface, you put it there quickly, roughly, or carelessly. The barman slapped the cup on to the waiting saucer. [V n + on/onto] Synonyms: throw, fling, sling [informal], stick [informal] 4. verb If journalists say that the authorities slap something such as a tax or a ban on something, they think it is unreasonable or put on without careful thought. [informal, disapproval] The government slapped a ban on the export of unprocessed logs. [VERB noun + on] Thankfully the Government still hasn't discovered a way of slapping a tax on love, sunshine or air. [VERB noun on noun] Synonyms: impose, put, place, lay 5. a slap in the face phrase If you describe something that someone does as a slap in the face, you mean that it shocks or upsets you because it shows that they do not support you or respect you. 'The Sun' calls it a massive slap in the face for the government. [+ for] Britons persist in treating any pay rise of less than 5% as a slap in the face. Synonyms: insult, humiliation, snub, affront 6. a slap on the wrist phrase A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe. The fine they gave her is just more or less a slap on the wrist. Synonyms: reprimand, row, rebuke, ticking-off [informal] Idioms: a slap in the face a situation in which someone upsets you by insulting you or appearing to reject you The revelation that some executives were receiving 50 per cent pay rises even though their companies were doing badly was real slap in the face for millions of people struggling to make ends meet. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a slap on the wrist a very light punishment or reprimand Other than a few slaps on the wrist, the General went unpunished. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 拍 Japanese: ピシャリと打つ |
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