新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

tap

英 [tæp]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

taps
1. [C 可数名词] 阀门
A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example, on a sink or on a cask or barrel.
2. [C 可数名词] 轻敲
A tap is a quick light hit.
双语例句
例：
A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.
轻轻的敲门声打断了他，萨莉•皮尔斯进来了。
3. [C 可数名词] 电话窃听
A tap is an act of attaching a special device to a telephone line so that you can secretly listen to someone's conversations.
双语例句
例：
He assured us that we were not subjected to phone taps.
他向我们保证我们不会遭到电话窃听。

PHRASE. 习语

on tap
1. 从阀门流出
If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.
双语例句
例：
Filtered water is always on tap here.
这里随时有过滤后的水用。

VERB. 动词

taps , tapping , tapped
1. [I 不及物动词] 轻敲
If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.
双语例句
例：
He tapped the table nervously with his fingers.
他紧张地用手指轻轻地敲打桌子。
例：
Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in.
格雷斯轻轻地敲卧室的门，然后进去了。
2. [T 及物动词] （随着音乐）打拍子
If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music.
双语例句
例：
The song's so catchy it makes you bounce around the living room or tap your feet.
这首歌琅琅上口，让人禁不住在客厅里跳跃或者用脚打起拍子。
3. [T 及物动词] 窃听（电话）
If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.
近义词
bug
双语例句
例：
The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones.
政府通过了允许警察窃听电话的法律。

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