clap
verb/klæp/
/klæp/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they clap | /klæp/ /klæp/ |
| he / she / it claps | /klæps/ /klæps/ |
| past simple clapped | /klæpt/ /klæpt/ |
| past participle clapped | /klæpt/ /klæpt/ |
| -ing form clapping | /ˈklæpɪŋ/ /ˈklæpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve of or have enjoyed something
鼓掌，拍手（表示赞许或欣赏） - The audience cheered and clapped.
观众又是喝彩又是鼓掌。 - clap somebody/something Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize.
我们上前领奖时，大家都为我们鼓掌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- excitedly
- loudly
- …
- clap and cheer
- The audience cheered and clapped.
- [intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together
拍手；击掌 - Everyone clapped in time to the music.
大家合着音乐的节奏拍手。 - clap your hands She clapped her hands in delight.
她高兴地拍起手来。 - He clapped his hands for silence.
他拍手要大家安静下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- excitedly
- loudly
- …
- clap and cheer
- Everyone clapped in time to the music.
- [transitive] clap somebody on the back/shoulder to lightly hit somebody with your open hand, usually in a friendly way
（常指友好地）轻拍某人的背（或肩） - ‘Cheer up, Tony,’ I said, and clapped him on the shoulder.
“振作起来，托尼，”我说，拍了拍他的肩膀。
- ‘Cheer up, Tony,’ I said, and clapped him on the shoulder.
- [transitive] clap something/somebody + adv./prep. to put something/somebody somewhere quickly and suddenly
急速放置 - ‘Oh dear!’ she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth.
“哎呀！”她叫道，急急用手捂住了嘴。 - to clap somebody in irons/jail/prison
迅速把某人关进监狱 - In the old days they would have clapped you in jail for that.
在过去，他们会因此把你关进监狱。
- ‘Oh dear!’ she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth.
Word Originverb Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. Sense (1) dates from late Middle English.
Idioms
clap/lay/set eyes on somebody/something
- (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see somebody/something
看见；注意到 - I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks.
我几周没见到他们了。 - I hope I never set eyes on this place again!
我希望永远不再见到这个地方！ - Tom fell in love the moment he laid eyes on her.
汤姆对她一见钟情。
- I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks.