clap

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
    — He summoned the waiter with a clap.
  2. Synonym of gonorrhea. slang,usually,with-definite-article
    — With the mischiefe of the melt and maw, / The clape and the canker,—
  3. The explosive sound of thunder.
    — The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.
  4. Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
    — Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.
  5. A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
    — His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.
  6. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
    — What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
  7. The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
  8. A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground) Yorkshire
    — “Oh! get some coo clap (cow dung), mix it wi’ fish oil (whale oil), put it on, and let it stop on all neet.”
动词 v.
  1. To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. intransitive
    — The children began to clap in time with the music.
  2. To applaud. transitive
    — The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.
  3. To slap with the hand in a jovial manner. transitive
    — He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.
  4. To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound. ambitransitive
    — He clapped the empty glass down on the table.
  5. To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to. obsolete
    — Hostesse clap to the doores.
  6. To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together). transitive
    — We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.
  7. To set or put, usually in haste. transitive
    — The sheriff clapped him in jail.
  8. To shoot (somebody) with a gun. slang
  9. To defeat. broadly,slang,transitive
    — He started a fight but then got clapped immediately.
  10. To have sex, fornicate, copulate. slang

词形变化

claps plural claps present,singular,third-person clapping participle,present clapped participle,past clapped past clapt archaic,participle,past clapt archaic,past

词汇关系

衍生词
afterclap after-clap clapalong clapboard clapbread clapcake clap cold clapdish clap-gate clapless clapnest clapometer clap-o-meter clappy clap-sill clapstick clapter claptrap clapweed fairy clap golf clap handclap lip clap slow clap thunderclap umbeclap clap net and then everyone clapped and then everyone on the bus clapped beclap clap back clap cheeks clap eyes on clap hold of clap in clap-in-clap-out clap on clap one's hands red clap out clapped out clapper clapping clappingly clap someone's cheeks clap together clap up everyone clapped please clap stomp clap hey unclap
相关词
clap skate applaud applause

词源

词源 1
From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną (“to clap”). Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, Faroese klappa and Danish klappe.
词源 2
Uncertain. Probably from Old French clapoir (“bubo, inflammation from infection”), from clapier (“brothel”).
May also be from old, unsafe treatments for gonorrhea, such as clapping the penis between a book and a hard surface to break up obstructions in the urethra and permit urination. Attested from the 16th century.
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