| 释义 |
tap2 /tap/ noun- A hole or short pipe with a valve for running off a fluid
- A peg or stopper on a barrel, etc
- A taproom
- Any particular alcoholic drink drawn through a tap
- The withdrawal of liquid from a place, esp from a body cavity
- A screw for cutting an internal thread
- A taproot
- A device, which when attached to a telephone line, enables, eg the police, security forces, etc secretly to listen to conversations
- An instance of tapping a telephone wire
- (often in pl) tap stock
transitive verb (tappˈing; tapped)- To pierce, so as to let out fluid
- To broach
- To draw off
- To draw upon, esp for the first time (figurative)
- To attach a receiver to (a telephone line) in order secretly to overhear conversations
- To eavesdrop on (a conversation) by this means
- To get supplies, information, etc from
- To get money from (slang)
- To supply with a tap
- To cut a screw-thread
intransitive verb To act as a tapster ORIGIN: OE tæppa tap, tæppestre (female) tapster; Du tap, Ger Zapfen tap tappˈable adjective tappˈer noun - Someone who taps trees, etc
- A milking machine
tappˈing noun - The act or art of drawing out or running off a fluid
- An operation for removal of liquid from the body
tapˈster noun A person who draws alcoholic drinks, a barperson tap bolt noun A screwed-in bolt tap cinder noun Slag produced in a puddling furnace tapˈ-dressing noun Well dressing tapˈhouse noun A tavern tap issue noun Tap stocks tapˈlash noun - Poor or weak alcohol, esp stale beer
- The dregs from a cask
tapˈroom noun A room where beer is served from the tap or cask tapˈroot noun A strong main root growing down vertically tap stock noun Government bonds, etc to which the public can subscribe at any time tap water noun Water from a household tap on tap - Kept in cask, opp to bottled
- Continuously and readily available (figurative)
- On schedule (N American)
tap into (computing) To gain unauthorized access to (a company's computer system, files, etc) |