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单词 slap
释义

slapnoun

uk/slæp/us/slæp/

slap noun (HIT)

C2 [ C ] a quick hit with the flat part of the hand or other flat object:

She gave her son a slap for behaving badly.
a slap in the face C2 informal

an action that insults or upsets someone:

It was a real slap in the face for him when she refused to go out to dinner with him.
a slap on the back

the action of hitting someone in a friendly way on the back in order to show praise for something they have done:

He won - give him a slap on the back.
a slap on the wrist informal

a gentle warning or punishment:

The police officer gave Minna a slap on the wrist for not wearing her seat belt.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hitting and beating

  • a bunch of fives idiom
  • a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
  • at-risk
  • bang up sb/sth
  • bashing
  • conk
  • deck
  • hell
  • kick
  • knock
  • knock sb's block off idiom
  • lay
  • lay sb out
  • licking
  • mess sb up
  • pound
  • pummel
  • put the boot in idiom
  • swing
  • thump

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Insults & abuse
Praising and applauding
Punishing & punishments
Threats & warnings

slap noun (FOR FACE)

[ U ] UK informal →  make-up :

I'm just going to put a bit of slap on.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Make-up & skin care

  • argan oil
  • barrier cream
  • BB cream
  • beauty
  • blusher
  • compact
  • eye shadow
  • face cream
  • fake tan
  • greasepaint
  • kohl
  • lip balm
  • lip gloss
  • lippy
  • lipsalve
  • mascara
  • powder
  • rouge
  • SPF
  • sunblock

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Idiom(s)

slap and tickle

slapadverb

uk/slæp/us/slæp/UK also slap bang informal

directly or right:

The football player kicked the ball slap into the middle of the net.
Synonym
smack

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Accurate and exact

  • accuracy
  • accurate
  • aright
  • authoritative
  • bang
  • be bang on idiom
  • exact
  • exactly
  • flat
  • in so many words idiom
  • infallible
  • infallibly
  • letter-perfect
  • literal
  • strictly speaking idiom
  • technically
  • to the day idiom
  • to the letter idiom
  • truly
  • unerring

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slapverb [ T ]

uk/slæp/us/slæp/-pp-

B2 to hit someone or something with the flat part of the hand or other flat object:

She slapped his face.
She slapped him across the face.
His friends slapped him on the back when he said he was getting married (= hit him lightly on the back in a friendly way to express pleasure at what he had done).
When her ideas were rejected, she slapped her report (down) on the table and stormed out of the meeting.

More examples

  • She slapped him and called him names, but he didn't react.
  • She slapped his face with unexpected force.
  • He slapped her hard.
  • She slapped his hand.
  • Claudia slapped her hands on her knees.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hitting and beating

  • a bunch of fives idiom
  • a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
  • at-risk
  • bang up sb/sth
  • bashing
  • conk
  • deck
  • hell
  • kick
  • knock
  • knock sb's block off idiom
  • lay
  • lay sb out
  • licking
  • mess sb up
  • pound
  • pummel
  • put the boot in idiom
  • swing
  • thump

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Phrasal verb(s)

slap sb around
slap sb down
slap sb/sth down
slap sth on
slap sth on/onto (sth/sb)
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