| 单词 | lap |
| 释义 | lap lap1 /lap/, n. 1. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position. 2. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits. 3. a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture: the lap of luxury. 4. area of responsibility, care, charge, or control: They dropped the problem right in his lap. 5. a hollow place, as a hollow among hills. 6. the front part of a skirt, esp. as held up to contain something. 7. a part of a garment that extends over another: the lap of a coat. 8. a loose border or fold. [bef. 900; ME lappe, OE laeppa; c. D lap; akin to G lappen, ON leppr rag, patch] lap2 /lap/, v. , lapped, lapping, n. v.t. 1. to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something: to lap a bandage around one's finger. 2. to enwrap in something; wrap up; clothe. 3. to envelop or enfold: lapped in luxury. 4. to lay (something) partly over something underneath; lay (things) together, one partly over another; overlap. 5. to lie partly over (something underneath). 6. to get a lap or more ahead of (a competitor) in racing, as on an oval track. 7. to cut or polish with a lap. 8. to join, as by scarfing, to form a single piece with the same dimensions throughout. 9. to change (cotton, wool, etc.) into a compressed layer or sheet. v.i. 10. to fold or wind around something. 11. to lie partly over or alongside of something else. 12. to lie upon and extend beyond a thing; overlap. 13. to extend beyond a limit. n. 14. the act of lapping. 15. the amount of material required to go around a thing once. 16. a complete circuit of a course in racing or in walking for exercise: to run a lap. 17. an overlapping part. 18. the extent or amount of overlapping. 19. a rotating wheel or disk holding an abrasive or polishing powder on its surface, used for gems, cutlery, etc. 20. a compressed layer or sheet of cotton, wool, or other fibrous material usually wound on an iron rod or rolled into a cylindrical form for further processing during carding. [1250-1300; ME lappen to fold, wrap; c. D lappen to patch, mend; akin to LAP1] lap3 /lap/, v. , lapped, lapping, n. v.t. 1. (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline. 2. to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in: to lap water from a bowl. v.i. 3. to wash or move in small waves with a light, slapping or splashing sound: The water lapped gently against the mooring. 4. to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid. 5. lap up, a. Informal. to receive enthusiastically: The audience lapped up his monologue. b. to take in (all of a liquid) with the tongue; drink up: The cat lapped up her milk and looked for more. n. 6. the act of lapping liquid. 7. the lapping of water against something. 8. the sound of this: the quiet lap of the sea on the rocks. 9. something lapped up, as liquid food for dogs. [bef. 1000; ME lappen, unexplained var. of lapen, OE lapian; c. MLG lapen, OHG laffan; akin to L lambere, Gk láptein to lick, lap] lap4 /lap/, v. Archaic. pt. of leap. |
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