clap
英 [kl?p]
美[kl?p]
- vi. 鼓掌，拍手；啪地關(guān)上
- vt. 拍手，鼓掌；輕輕拍打某人
- n. 鼓掌；拍手聲
- n. (Clap)人名；(西、英)克拉普
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?claps;第三人稱單數(shù):?claps;過去式:?clapped;過去分詞:?clapped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?clapping;名詞:?clapping;
中文詞源
clap 鼓掌
擬聲詞，模仿鼓掌的聲音。
英文詞源
- clap (v.)
- Old English cl?ppan "to throb, beat," common Germanic, echoic (cognate with Old Frisian klapa "to beat," Old Norse klappa, Old High German klaphon, German klappen, Old Saxon klapunga). Meaning "to strike or knock" is from c. 1300. Meaning "to make a sharp noise" is late 14c. Of hands, to beat them together to get attention or express joy, from late 14c. To clap (someone) on the back is from 1520s. Related: Clapped; clapping.
- clap (n.1)
- "loud noise," c. 1200, from clap (v.). Of thunder, late 14c. Meaning "sudden blow" is from c. 1400; meaning "noise made by slapping the palms of the hands together" is from 1590s.
- clap (n.2)
- "gonorrhea," 1580s, of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle English clapper "rabbit-hole," from Old French clapoire (Modern French clapier), originally "rabbit burrow" (of uncertain origin), but given a slang extension to "brothel" and also the name of a disease of some sort. In English originally also a verb, "to infect with clap." Related: Clap-doctor.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Let's give the children a big clap.
- 讓我們?yōu)楹⒆觽儫崃夜恼?
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The captain ordered his men to clap on more sail.
- 船長(zhǎng)命令船員多張帆.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Let's give her a big clap.
- 我們給她用力鼓掌.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. She's a good singer. Let's clap her on.
- 她歌唱得好, 咱們鼓掌歡迎她來(lái)一個(gè).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. She gives him a clap on the back.
- 她在他的背上拍了一下.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
