yap

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar. countable
  2. Casual talk; chatter. slang,uncountable
    — Had I taken his accusations seriously I might have recommended a change in my under-managership, but I never could translate our jammy products into gas or explosives or even poison. Still yap, at least as concerned Beldite's.
  3. The mouth, which produces speech. countable,derogatory,slang
    — Shut your yap!
  4. A badly behaved person, especially a child. Geordie,countable
  5. A fool. countable,dated,slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. Of a small dog, to bark. intransitive
  2. To talk, especially excessively; to chatter. intransitive,slang
    — You’re always yapping, I wish you’d shut up.
  3. To rob or steal from (someone). slang,transitive
    — Ante up! Yap that fool!

词形变化

yaps plural yaps present,singular,third-person yapping participle,present yapped participle,past yapped past

词汇关系

衍生词
yapaholic Yapanese yappatron yapper yappily yappuccino yappy

词源

词源 1
Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.
词源 2
Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.
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