| 单词 | rap |
| 释义 | rap (once / 551 pages) 1vn 2vn To rap is to hit something, talk, or bust into rhymes like the Fat Boys in the rap song “Human Beat Box” (1984). That’s some old school Brooklyn rap, but you can rap to any beat you want. Hit it! A rap is a knock or blow, like if you rap somebody upside the head as a gentle reminder to pay attention. The word rap also means, "reputation,” like if you get a bad rap at school for sleeping in class. It’s also "to talk at great length." And there’s the musical rap, the “genre that includes talking rhythmically over a beat.” This meaning comes from African American slang for, basically, "talking.” WORD FAMILYrap: rapped, rapper, rapping, raps+/rapper: rappers USAGE EXAMPLESThere are mechanisms in place, however, for people to challenge what they believe to be mistakes on their rap sheet. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He put on a rap song and turned it up. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Two people were shot and killed and two others were wounded on Friday after a rap concert in southern Connecticut, local media reported. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v strike sharply rap him on the knuckles Syn|Hypo|Hyper knap knock rap with the knuckles strike deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 2v make light, repeated taps on a surface Syn|Hyper knock, pink, tap go, sound make a certain noise or sound 3n the act of hitting vigorously Syn|Hyper belt, knock, whack, whang blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon 4n a gentle blow Syn|Hyper strike, tap blow, bump an impact (as from a collision) 5n the sound made by a gentle blow Syn|Hypo|Hyper pat, tap pitter-patter a series of rapid tapping sounds sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 6n a reproach for some lapse or misdeed 2it was a bum rap Syn|Hyper blame reproach a mild rebuke or criticism 1v talk volubly Hyper speak, talk exchange thoughts; talk with 2v perform rap music Hyper perform give a performance (of something) 3n voluble conversation Hyper conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. 4n genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged Syn|Hyper hip-hop, rap music African-American music, black music music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses popular music, popular music genreany genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
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