1 N-COUNT 龙头;阀门;旋塞 A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink. 龙头;阀门;旋塞 [mainly British]
SYN valve, spout, faucet [US , Canadian] , spigot
in AM, use 美国英语用 faucet
2 VERB 轻打;轻拍;轻叩 If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows. 轻打;轻拍;轻叩
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He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest. [VERB noun]
他敲了敲桌子，以平息抗议的喧闹声。
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Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells. [VERB noun]
用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋，让蛋壳开裂。
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Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in. [VERB adv./prep.]
格雷丝轻轻敲了敲卧室的门，走了进去。
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There was a comfortable-looking clerk on duty, tapping away on a manual typewriter. [VERB adv./prep.]
有个神态安适的办事员在当班，在手动打字机上啪嗒啪嗒地打着字。
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To hold the carpet in place, it's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily. [VERB adv./prep.]
要想固定住地毯，临时钉些钉子是个好办法。
SYN knock, strike, pat, rap
3 VERB (尤指听音乐时，用手指或脚)敲节拍，打拍子 If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music. (尤指听音乐时，用手指或脚)敲节拍，打拍子
4 VERB 开发，发掘，利用(资源、形势) If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want. 开发，发掘，利用(资源、形势)
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He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians. [VERB noun]
他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。
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The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million. [VERB noun + for]
公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。
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The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan's rice market. [VERB + into]
坎贝尔羹汤公司表示，它将努力开发日本的大米市场。
5 VERB 偷听，窃听，监听(电话) If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. 偷听，窃听，监听(电话)
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The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones. [VERB noun]
政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。
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We suspected the telephone line was tapped. [VERB noun]
我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。
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He assured MPs that ministers and MPs were not subjected to phone taps.
他向议员们保证，部长和议员的电话不会遭到窃听。
SYN listen in on, monitor, bug [informal] , spy on
6See also:phone-tapping wiretap
7 PHRASE (饮料)散装的，可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的 If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle. (饮料)散装的，可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的
8 PHRASE 可轻松获取;可随时使用 If something is on tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want. 可轻松获取;可随时使用
| Word Partnership | Use tap with: |
| VERB. | turn on a tap 1 |
| N. | cold/hot water tap 1 tap on a door, tap someone on the shoulder 2 tap your feet 3 tap a (tele)phone 5 |
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