clap

英 [klæp]

美 [klæp]

v.  鼓掌，拍手(表示赞许或欣赏); 拍(手); 击(掌); (常指友好地)轻拍某人的背(或肩)
n.  鼓掌; 拍手; 掌声; 拍手声; 砰然巨响; 霹雳声; 淋病

过去式：clapped　现在分词：clapping　过去分词：clapped　第三人称单数：claps　复数：claps　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.8015 / COCA.6723

习惯用语

v.

clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth
• 看见；注意到
  to see sb/sth
• I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks.
  我几周没见到他们了。
• I hope I never set eyes on this place again!
  我希望永远不再见到这个地方！

牛津词典

verb

• 鼓掌，拍手（表示赞许或欣赏）
  to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve of or have enjoyed sth
  1. The audience cheered and clapped.
     观众又是喝彩又是鼓掌。
  2. Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize.
     我们上前领奖时，大家都为我们鼓掌。
• 拍（手）；击（掌）
  to hit your open hands together
  1. She clapped her hands in delight.
     她高兴地拍起手来。
  2. He clapped his hands for silence.
     他拍手要大家安静下来。
  3. Everyone clapped in time to the music.
     大家和着音乐的节奏拍手。
• （常指友好地）轻拍某人的背（或肩）
  to lightly hit sb with your open hand, usually in a friendly way
• 急速放置
  to put sth/sb somewhere quickly and suddenly
  1. ‘Oh dear!’ she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth.
     “哎呀！”她叫道，突然用手捂住了嘴。
  2. to clap sb in irons/jail/prison
     迅速把某人关进监狱

noun

• 鼓掌；拍手；掌声；拍手声
  an act of clapping the hands; the sound this makes
  1. Give him a clap! (= to praise sb at the end of a performance)
     为他鼓掌吧！
• 砰然巨响；霹雳声
  a sudden loud noise
  1. a clap of thunder
     一声霹雳
• 淋病
  a disease of the sexual organs, caught by having sex with an infected person

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鼓掌;拍手;拍巴掌
  When youclap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
  1. The men danced and the women clapped...
     男人们跳舞，女人们拍手。
  2. Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order...
     米奇拍手示意他们安静下来。
  3. Londoners came out on to the pavement to wave and clap the marchers.
     伦敦居民从家里涌到人行道上，向游行队伍挥手、鼓掌。
  4. Clapis also a noun.
     
  5. Let's give the children a big clap.
     让我们为孩子们热烈鼓掌。
• VERB 快速而有力地放置
  If youclapyour hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly.
  1. I clapped a hand over her mouth.
     我用一只手迅速地捂住她的嘴。
• VERB 轻拍(背或肩膀)
  If youclapsomeoneonthe back oronthe shoulder, you hit their back or shoulder with your hand in a friendly way.
  1. While Onassis might clap a friend on the back, Niarchos would extend a businesslike hand.
     奥纳西斯可能会拍拍朋友的后背，可尼亚尔霍斯却会公事公办地伸出手来。
• 霹雳声;炸雷；响雷
  Aclap of thunderis a sudden and loud noise of thunder.
• toclap eyes onsomeone → see:eye

英英释义

noun

• a sudden very loud noise
  Synonym:bangeruptionblastbam
• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together
  Synonym:clack
• a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  Synonym:gonorrheagonorrhoea

verb

• clap one's hands together
  1. The children were clapping to the music
  Synonym:spat
• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
  Synonym:applaudspatacclaim
• strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
  1. clap two boards together
• strike with the flat of the hand
• put quickly or forcibly
  1. The judge clapped him in jail
• strike the air in flight
  1. the wings of the birds clapped loudly
• cause to strike the air in flight
  1. The big bird clapped its wings

双语例句

• I clapped a hand over her mouth.
  我用一只手迅速地捂住她的嘴。
• I often clap my hands in joy.
  我常在高兴时拍手。
• Ask your friend to clap his hands. Cover your ears. Can you hear your friend clapping?
  请你的朋友拍拍手，捂住你的耳朵，你能听到你朋友的拍手声吗？
• The men danced and the women clapped
  男人们跳舞，女人们拍手。
• I heard a clap of thunder, and then it suddenly began to rain.
  我听到了一声霹雳，随后天空突然开始下起了雨。
• You and I clap three, three, three.
  你和我拍三，三，三。
• One hand alone can't clap--it takes two to make a quarrel.
  一个巴掌拍不响。
• Please clap breast said I hurt you?
  请你拍着胸脯说我伤害过你么？
• Learn to clap the pulse and rhythm.
  学会拍歌曲和歌词的节奏。
• He's asking me if I got the clap.
  他在问我是不是拍手了。