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| 1 | C the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down （人坐着时的）大腿部 |
| on/in sb’ s lap The cat settled on Christine’ s lap. 猫蜷卧在克里斯廷的大腿上。 |
| He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 他坐着，双手紧握放在膝上。 |
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| 2 | C one complete turn around a course in a race 跑道的一圈 |
| The race is twelve laps of a seven-mile circuit. 赛程为绕7英里的跑道12圈。 |
| | 2a | singular a part of a long journey , especially after a stop （尤指歇息后要走的）一段旅程 | | They caught a taxi for the next lap of their journey. 他们乘一辆出租车继续下一段行程。 | |
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| - | drop/dump sth in sb’ s lap
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| to make someone responsible for a job or problem , without any warning |
| 将某事推给某人负责 |
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| - | drop/fall into/land in sb’ s lap
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| to suddenly happen or be given to someone without them having to make any effort |
| 意外地发生在某人身上；使某人不劳而获 |
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| - | in the lap of luxury
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| in very comfortable and expensive conditions |
| 在优裕的环境中 |
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| - | the last lap
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| the last stage of something long and difficult |
| （漫长而艰难的某事物的）最后一个阶段（或时期） |
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