rap
noun/ræp/
/ræp/
Idioms - [countable] a quick, sharp hit or knock
叩击；快速的敲击 - There was a sharp rap on the door.
有人在重重地急促敲门。
- There was a sharp rap on the door.
- [uncountable] a type of popular music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not sung
说唱音乐（节奏快而强、歌词快速念出的流行音乐） - a rap song/artist
说唱歌曲／艺术家 - one of the biggest artists on the rap scene
说唱界最伟大的艺术家之一
Homophones rap | wraprap wrap- rap noun
- Hip-hop and rap have come to dominate the record charts.
嘻哈和说唱音乐已经在唱片排行榜上占据主导地位。
- Hip-hop and rap have come to dominate the record charts.
- rap verb
- Teachers used to rap misbehaving pupils on the hand with a ruler.
老师们常常用尺子敲打行为不端的学生的手。
- Teachers used to rap misbehaving pupils on the hand with a ruler.
- wrap verb
- We always wrap presents and leave them under the tree on Christmas Eve.
我们总是在平安夜把礼物包装好放在树下。
- We always wrap presents and leave them under the tree on Christmas Eve.
- wrap noun
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator.
用保鲜膜盖住面团，然后放入冰箱中。
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator.
CultureRap music first became popular in the early 1980s and well-known rappers include Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Jay-Z and Eminem. There are many styles of rap and it has had an important influence on other types of popular music. Some bands combine aspects of jazz and rap music while others, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers mix it with rock and funk. It is also important to the music of many nu metal bands. One style of the music, gangsta rap, has been criticized for its violent songs.see also hip-hopTopics Musicb2 - a rap song/artist
- [countable] a rap song
说唱歌曲 - [countable] (North American English, informal) a criminal conviction (= the fact of being found guilty of a crime)
有罪判决；罪名；判刑 - [singular] (North American English, informal) an unfair judgement on something or somebody
不公正的判决；苛评 - He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’
他谴责这样的批评“只不过是一次又一次的横加指斥”。 - Wolves get a bad rap, says a woman who owns three.
“狼的名声不好，这是不公正的。”一个养着三只狼的女人说。
- He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the senses ‘severe blow with a weapon’ and ‘deliver a heavy blow’): probably imitative and of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish rappa ‘beat, drub’, also with the verb clap and flap.
Idioms
beat the rap
- (North American English, slang) to escape without being punished
逃脱惩罚
(give somebody/get) a rap on/over/across the knuckles
- (informal) (to give somebody/receive) strong criticism for something
（给某人以／受到）严厉谴责，厉声训斥 - We got a rap over the knuckles for being late.
我们因为迟到而受到严厉训斥。
- We got a rap over the knuckles for being late.
take the rap (for somebody/something)
- (informal) to be blamed or punished, especially for something you have not done
（无辜）受罚；背黑锅 - She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.
尽管在商店偷东西是她妹妹的主意，可她甘愿为此受罚。
- She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.