| 释义 |
lap¹ /læp/ n. | phr.
n.
1. (人坐着时)腰以下到膝为止的大腿部
The child sat on (或 in) grandpa's lap. 孩子坐在祖父膝上。
She sat by the fire with a book in (或 on) her lap. 她坐在炉火旁，腿上搁着一本书。
2. (人坐着时)盖住两膝和大腿部的衣裙；(衣服的)下摆，裙兜，衣兜；(马鞍的)下垂部分
3. 耳垂
4. (东西的)停搁之所，得到照料处；安全(或稳固)的地方
Here rests his head upon the lap of earth. 他的头安稳地枕在大地上。
5. 凹陷的东西；洼陷地；山坳
There's a small lake in the lap of a pine-clad mountain. 在松林密布的山坳里有一个小湖泊。
[< OE læppa flap; 见 LOBE, LAPPET, LOP²] phr. drop (或 dump, fall, throw) sth. in (或 into, on) sb.'s lap 将某事交由某人负责，将某事交由某人处理；将某事推给某人去做 Don't drop all your personal problems in my lap. 不要把你所有的个人问题全交给我来处理。I'll throw this into John's lap, I don't want to be mixed up in it. 我将把此事推给约翰去办，我不愿牵连在里面。in the lap of fortune 走运，运气好 She was born in the lap of fortune. 她生来就有福分。in the lap of luxury 在优裕的环境中 He was brought up in the lap of luxury. 他从小养尊处优。in the lap of Providence = in the lap of fortune
in the lap of the gods由神决定的，(结果)难以预料的，非人力所能左右的
The outcome of this war is in the lap of the gods. 这场战争的结局尚在未定之天。
live in each other's lap 紧紧挤在一起
We have to live in each other's lap in that small sailing boat. 在那样一艘小帆船里我们只得紧紧挤在一起。 |