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tap1/tæp/ n. & v.●n. 1 a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or vessel can be controlled (一种可以控制液体或气体从管子或器皿中流出的)龙头，阀门；塞子 2a an act of tapping a telephone etc. (电话线路上的)搭线窃听 b a device used for this 搭线窃听器 3 Brit. a taproom [英]酒吧间 4 an instrument for cutting the thread of a female screw 螺丝攻 ●v. tr. (tapped, tapping) 1a provide (a cask) with a tap 给(桶)装上旋塞 b let out (a liquid) by means of, or as if by means of, a tap 旋开塞子放出(液体) 2 draw sap from (a tree) by cutting into it 在(树)上开切口取树液 3a obtain information or supplies or resources from 获取(信息)；利用(资源) b extract or obtain; discover and exploit 开辟；开发 mineral resources to be tapped 有待开发的矿产资源; to tap the skills of young people 开发年轻人的技能 4 connect a listening device to (a telephone or telegraph line etc.) to listen to a call or transmission 搭线窃听(电话、电报等) 5 cut a female screw-thread in (用螺丝攻)刻螺纹 □ on tap 1 ready to be drawn off by tap 随时可旋开旋塞的 2 colloq. ready for immediate use; freely available [口]可随时取用的 □ tapless adj.□ tappable adj.[Old English tœppian (v.), tœppa (n.), from Germanic] |