tap

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /tæp/|[tʰæp]    美 /tæp/|[tʰæp]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
  2. A malarial fever. East,India,uncountable
    — According to the Yunani hakims dengue is a "tap safrow"—a fever due to excess of bile, and it is wonderful the amount of dark colored bile that passes away after a purgative, especially if that is not administered until the third day.
  3. A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike. countable,uncountable
    — When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
  4. An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”). broadly
  5. The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work. countable,informal,uncountable
    — For to the first floor his duties never took him, at this period, nor to the second, once he had made his bed, and swept clean his little room, which he did every morning the first thing, before coming down, on an empty stomach. Whereas Erskine never did a tap on the ground floor, but all his duties were on the first floor.
  6. A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe. broadly
    — We don’t have bottled water; you’ll have to get it from the tap.
  7. One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound. countable,uncountable
  8. A shot fired from a firearm. countable,slang,uncountable
  9. A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.; A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis. broadly,informal
    — abdominal tap    pleural tap    spinal tap
  10. An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function. countable,uncountable
  11. Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing. broadly
    — a liquor of the same tap
  12. A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications. broadly
  13. A single muscle contraction in vocal organs causing a consonant sound; also, the sound so made. countable,uncountable
  14. A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication. broadly
    — telephone tap
  15. A piece of leather or other material fastened upon the bottom of an item of footwear when repairing the heel or sole; also (England, dialectal) the sole of an item of footwear. UK,US,countable,dialectal,uncountable
    — She had a good figure, was twenty-one, five-feet-five, hair probably brown (dyed blond), brown cloth coat, rabbit-skin collar, cotton print dress, brown calf shoes (heel taps a little run over), scuff on the right toe.
  16. A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions. broadly
    — bond tap    tap issue
  17. Ellipsis of tap dance. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,uncountable
    — Now, until you get to wearing block shoes, the same sandals do for everything except tap, and the world doesn't come to an end if you just wear your tunic knickers and a shirt for tap; but when we could get the stuff there was all that changing into rompers, and we'd special satin sandals for ballet. It was change, change, all the time.
  18. A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool. broadly
    — We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve’s thread.
  19. Ellipsis of taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”). UK,abbreviation,alt-of,broadly,ellipsis
    — [H]ere has been nothing but canting and praying ſince the fellovv entered the place.—Rabbit him! the tap vvill be ruined—vve han't ſold a caſk of beer, nor a dozen of vvine, ſince he paid his garniſh—the gentlemen get drunk vvith nothing but your damned religion.— […]
  20. A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping. UK,broadly
    — The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
动词 v.
  1. To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn. broadly,transitive
    — There's a very pretty brew in tap at The Pure Drop—though, to be sure, not so good as at Rolliver's.
  2. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard. transitive
    — She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.
  3. To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source). transitive
    — He tapped the ten-year-old whiskey from its barrel.
  4. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.; Also in the form tap on the shoulder: to arrest (someone). slang,transitive
    — We are certainly scented here, and I walk about like a barrel of beer at Christmas, under hourly apprehension of being tapped!
  5. To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).; To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis. informal,transitive
    — It is a hard thing to empty the vvater contained in the breaſt, becauſe the vvaies are not open by vvhich it ſhould be brought forth. Therefore Hippocrates doth adviſe to open the ſide, vvhich becauſe vve never ſee practiſed, and never read in any Author that it vvas done vvith good ſucceſs, vve cannot abſolutely approve; and vve may ſpeak of it as vve have of the Opening or Tapping for the Dropſie, in its proper Chapter.
  6. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.; To have sexual intercourse with (someone). slang,transitive,vulgar
    — I would tap that hot girl over there.
  7. To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into. figuratively,transitive
    — Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.
  8. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.; To shoot (someone or something) with a firearm. slang,transitive
    — Heard that, too, Rose said. A thirtyeight revolver. Only you tapped him with a rifle from a hundred yards out.
  9. To deplete (something); to tap out. figuratively,transitive
    — At the range of a couple of hundred yards we emptied our magazines, firing bullet after bullet into the beasts, but with no more effect than if we were pelting them with pellets of paper. Their slow reptilian natures cared nothing for wounds, and the springs of their lives, with no special brain centre but scattered throughout their spinal cords, could not be tapped by any modern weapons.
  10. To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly. transitive
    — You can pay by tapping your card.
  11. To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free. figuratively,informal,transitive
    — I tried to tap a cigarette off him, but he wouldn’t give me one.
  12. To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.; To lightly touch a touchscreen, usually an icon or button, to activate a function. transitive
    — Next, tap on the browser to get on the internet.
  13. To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.; To lightly and repeatedly touch (a person or one or more body parts) as part of various forms of psychological treatment. transitive
    — The therapist tapped him when he was overcome by anxiety.
  14. To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). figuratively,transitive
    — They can’t tap the phone without a warrant.
  15. To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out. transitive
    — Hard to believe Kimo [Leopoldo] used a triangle choke to tap [Kazushi] Sak[uraba], but 4 years can make a difference.
  16. To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round. figuratively,transitive
  17. To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen). transitive
    — Tap the Save Image button to save the picture in your iPod touch or iPhone photo library (in the Saved Images album) or tap Cancel to cancel.
  18. To force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot (that is, to go all in) by wagering all of one's own chips. figuratively,transitive
    — I think there's an expression in poker. I'll tap you, Mr. Maverick.
  19. To repair (an item of footwear) by putting on a new heel or sole, or a piece of material on to the heel or sole. UK,US,dialectal,transitive
    — to tap shoes
  20. To remove a taproot from (a plant). transitive
  21. To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something). transitive
    — Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
  22. To choose or designate (someone) for a duty, an honour, membership of an organization, or a position. US,informal,transitive
    — He was tapped by the president to act as a special counsel.
  23. To cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw. transitive
  24. Often followed by at or on: to strike lightly with a clear sound; also, to make a sharp noise through this action. intransitive
    — The tree was swaying in the breeze and tapping on the window pane.
  25. To put (a screw or other object) in or through another thing. transitive
  26. To walk by striking the ground lightly with a clear sound. intransitive
    — Our England for ever! Ten thouſand French, my brave Lad! I am going to tap avvay directly.
  27. To act as a tapster; to draw an alcoholic beverage from a container. intransitive
    — Ile entertaine Bardolfe. He ſhall tap, he ſhall dravv.
  28. Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal. intransitive
  29. To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out. intransitive
  30. To spend money, etc., freely. intransitive,obsolete
    — A certain country gentleman began to tap upon the first information he received of sir Roger's death: when he sent me up word that, if I would get him chosen in the place of the deceased, he would present me with a barrel of the best October I had ever drank in my life.
  31. Of a hare or rabbit: to strike the ground repeatedly with its feet during the rutting season. intransitive,obsolete
    — [A] Bore ſcreameth: a Hare & a Cony beateth or tappeth: a Fox barketh: […] when they ſeeke or hunt after their mates.

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
clap knock pat ping plip plonk plop rap slam slap smack spank tap
反义词
humming
上位词
abrupt sound
下位词
bang kerpow pow wham clump flump kerplunk plunk thud thump
衍生词
ascitic tap bubble tap center tap champagne tap cold tap hot tap lifetap mixer tap on tap on the tap pericardial tap pleural tap plug tap power tap relocatable power tap spinal tap stop-tap tap bolt tap changer tap cinder tap drill taphole taphouse taplash tapless tapman tappee taproom taproot tapware tap water tap wrench video tap water tap wiretap tippy-tap toe-tap retap tapper tap into tap off tap on tap or nap tap out tapped out tap the admiral tap up untap wiretapper double tap sack-tap tap and go tap in tap one's toes tappable tap, rack, bang tap, rack, go tap-tackle tap to pay wrap it before you tap it elbow tap hypertap keytap lovetap midtap mistap multitap nettle-tap off tap one-tap tail tap tap of work tap pants tappet tappigraphy tappy taps taptastic technical tap three-tap two-tap
相关词
tapster beep snap

词源

词源 1
The noun is derived from Middle English tappe (“hollow device for controlling the flow of liquid from a hole, cock, faucet, spigot; hole through which the liquid flows; the liquid which thus flows”), from Old English tæppa, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“a plug, tap; peg; tapering stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tapa.
The verb is derived from Middle English tappen (“to obtain (liquid, chiefly liquor) from a tap; to obtain and sell (liquor)”), from Old English tæppian (“to provide (a container) with a stopper; to obtain (liquid) from a tap”), and then either:
* from Old English tæppa (see above) + -ian (suffix forming verbs); or
* from Proto-Germanic *tappōną, from *tappô (noun) (see above).
Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.5 (“to turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round”) alludes to the abilities or resources of the card or piece having been drawn on to the point of temporary exhaustion: see verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.2.
词源 2
The verb is derived from Middle English tappen, teppen (“to give (something) a knock or tap; to hit (something) lightly, pat, tap”), either:
* imitative of the making of a tapping sound; or
* from Old French tapper, taper (“to tap”) (modern French taper), from Frankish *tappōn, *dabbōn (“to strike”), or from Middle Low German tappen, tapen (“to rap, strike, tap”). Doublet of dab.
Verb etymology 2, verb sense 1.1.1 (“to arrest (someone)”) and etymology 2, verb sense 1.6 (“to choose or designate (someone) for a duty, etc.”) allude to a police officer or other person tapping someone on their shoulder to catch their attention or to select them.
The noun is derived from Middle English tap, tappe (“light blow or hit”), and then either:
* from Middle English tappen (verb) (see above); or
* from Old French tape (“light slap or touch, pat”) (modern French tape), from tapper, taper (verb) (see above).
Cognates
* German tappen (“to fumble; to grope”)
* Icelandic tappa, tapsa, tæpta (“to tap”)
词源 3
From Persian or Urdu تب (tab, “malarial fever”), ultimately from Sanskrit ताप (tāpa, “fever; heat; pain, torment”).
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