| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /tæp/ |
|
| |
| 1 | C an object used for controlling how much water , gas , or liquid comes out from a pipe or containerAMERICAN faucet （管道或容器上的）阀门，龙头，旋塞 |
| There’ s no hot water coming out of the hot tap. 热水龙头里没有热水流出来。 |
| turn a tap off/on (=stop or start the water flowing) Just turn the cold tap on for a few seconds. 关上/打开水龙头 |
| |
| 2 | C the action or sound of touching someone or something gently 轻拍（声）；轻敲（声）: |
| I felt a tap on my shoulder. 我感到有人轻轻拍了一下我的肩膀。 |
| A few taps with a hammer and it was fixed. 用锤子轻轻敲几下就修好了。 |
| |
| 3 | C electronic equipment used for listening secretly to someone’ s telephone conversations （电话）窃听器 |
| She suspected they’ d put a tap on her phone. 她怀疑他们在她的电话里装了窃听器。 |
| |
| 4 | U informal tap dancing |
| My daughter takes ballet and tap. 我女儿在学跳芭蕾舞和踢踏舞。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | on tap
|
| |
| 1 | if a liquid or gas is on tap , it can be taken from a pipe or container using a tap 打开阀门即可获得的 | We have lemonade on tap at the bar. 在那间酒吧里，我们打开龙头就有柠檬水可喝。 | |
| |
| 2 | easily available 可轻松获取的；可随时使用的 | The Internet makes it possible to have all kinds of information on tap at any time. 因特网使得我们随时可以轻松获取各种信息。 | |
| |
| 3 | AMERICAN informal planned for a particular time （为某一特定时间）安排的，计划的 | What’ s on tap for tomorrow? 明天有什么安排？ | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|