| 释义 |
tap1 /tap/ noun- A gentle knock or its sound
- A protective piece on a shoe heel
- A shoe sole (dialect)
- A metal piece attached to the sole and heel of a shoe for tap-dancing
- Tap-dancing
- (in pl) a signal (esp a bugle-call) for putting lights out, also used at military funerals (orig US military)
- (in pl; in the Guide movement) a song sung at the end of a meeting or round a campfire
transitive verb and intransitive verb (tappˈing; tapped) To knock gently intransitive verb- To walk making a tapping sound
- To tap-dance
transitive verb To provide or repair with a tap ORIGIN: OFr taper tappˈable adjective tappˈer noun - A person who taps
- A person who attaches soles and heels to shoes
- An instrument or part that taps
- A decoherer (qv)
tappˈing noun and adjective tapˈ-dance noun and intransitive verb tapˈ-dancer noun tapˈ-dancing noun Dancing characterized by rhythmical striking of dancer's tapped shoes on the floor tapˈ-in noun - A simple shot from a short distance into an undefended goal (football)
- An act of striking the ball in the air with the hand, so that it goes into the basket (basketball)
- A very short, light putt required to put the ball into the hole (golf)
tap kick or tap penalty noun (rugby) A light kick which starts play from a penalty, with the same team keeping possession of the ball tap shoe noun A tapped shoe for tap-dancing tap up (informal) To make a covert approach to a potential employee 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) tap3 /tap/ noun A Scots form of top tappˈit adjective Crested tappit hen noun - A crested hen
- A drinking vessel with a knob on the lid, of capacity variously stated at 1, 3 or 6 imperial quarts
- A wine-bottle size equivalent to approx three standard bottles, 2.27 litres, used esp for port
tapsˈman noun - A servant in overall charge of others
- Chief of a company of drovers
take one's tap in one's lap (Scot) To bundle up (one's flax or tow for the distaff) and go home tap4 /tap/ noun An Indian malarial fever ORIGIN: Pers |