| 释义 |
rap¹ /ræp/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 叩击(声)，敲击(声)
a rap on the head 当头的一下叩击
hear a loud rap at the door 听见一下清脆的叩门声
2. 〈口〉苛责，尖锐批评；埋怨
He was annoyed by his wife's raps at his slowness. 老婆唠唠叨叨埋怨他慢吞吞，真叫他烦死了。
3. 〈美口〉罪责；行为恶果，刑罚；刑期
fight that rap in court 在法庭上为否认那罪名而竭力辩护
slap a loan-sharking rap on sb. 当即以高利盘剥罪判处某人
He was wanted on a murder rap. 他曾因杀人罪遭通缉。
get the rap for someone else's mistake 代人受过
4. 〈美俚〉(罪犯等的)认定
5. (招魂术用语)(鬼魂等借以与人交流的)叩桌声，击地声
6. 〈口〉(人或事的)名声(尤指坏名声)
II (rapped; rap·ping)
❶ vt.
1. 用…笃笃地敲；叩击
rap a stick against a door 用手杖笃笃敲门
He rapped his gavel to call the committee into session. 他轻叩小槌，宣告委员会开会。
rap a child's knuckles (或 rap a child over the knuckles) with a ruler 用戒尺打一个孩子的指关节
2. 厉声急促地说；(鬼魂等)以敲击声表达 (out)
rap out an oath (order) 大声发誓(命令)
That dry old voice rapped a curt question at her. 那沙嗄又干枯的嗓音冲着她唐突地发问。
The machine rapped out a message. 机器嗒嗒拍发出电文。
The medium said that the spirits would rap out communication. 那巫师说，阴魂会轻敲桌子向人传话。
3. 敲击致使
rap the meeting to order 啪啪敲击宣布开会
4. 〈美口〉苛责，尖锐批评
He raps the President on energy (for naming names). 他在能源问题上(因总统指名道姓攻击别人)向总统提出严厉批评。
5. 〈美口〉追究…的刑事责任；判处
They were rapped with one-to-ten years at the reformatory. 他们被判处1至10年的教养。
6. 〈美俚〉杀死
7. 〈废〉使高兴，振奋
❷ vi.
1. 笃笃敲击，叩击；急拍
rap at the door 笃笃敲门
He rapped sharply on his son's head with his knuckles. 他狠狠在儿子头上打了几个栗凿。
The door banged open, without having been rapped on. 也不先敲一下，门就砰的一声给推开了。
2. 厉声急促地说 (out)
[? Scan < 拟声；与 Swed rappa to beat 有关] phr. a bum rap 〈俚〉冤案，冤枉官司；不公正的处罚 get a bum rap 吃冤枉官司 He was sent to prison on a bum rap. 他因冤案被关进监牢。a rap on (或 over) the knuckles 1. 打手指关节 (对小孩的一种体罚)The teacher gave the pupil a rap on the knuckles with a ruler. 教师拿戒尺打这学生的指关节。2. 申斥，责骂；警告 He got a rap on the knuckles for his bad work. 他因工作马虎受到申斥。He could not spend a pound without a rap over the knuckles from the bank. 每花1英镑他总要收到银行的警告。beat the rap 〈美口〉逃脱罪责；被宣告无罪 Murder raps were easier to beat in Texas than horse theft. 从前在得克萨斯州，杀人罪反而比盗马罪更易逃脱。take a rap 〈美〉受击 He took a bad rap on the head when he fell. 他跌倒时头部狠狠地挨了一下。take the rap 〈口〉承担罪责；承担责任；受过，受罚 He'll never crack. He'll take the whole rap. 他决不会气馁，而是会承担全部责任的。take the rap for the whole family 代全家人受过 |