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| 1 | I to hit your hands together many times to show that you liked something or admire someone 鼓掌 |
| At the end of the speech everyone clapped. 演讲结束后大家都鼓掌。 |
| | 1a | I/T to hit your hands together , for example to get someone’ s attention or because you are happy （为吸引某人注意或因高兴而）拍手 | | The children clapped their hands in excitement. 孩子们激动得直拍手。 | |
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| 2 | T clap sth to/over sth to suddenly put something somewhere 猛然放置 |
| He had to clap his hands over his ears to shut out the noise. 他不得不猛地用手捂住耳朵，以挡住噪音。 |
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| 3 | T clap sb in sth to suddenly put someone somewhere that they cannot escape from 突然把…关进 |
| The regime’ s response was to clap people in jail. 该政权作出的反应是冷不防地把人们关进监狱。 |
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| - | claphold of BRITISH informal
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| to quickly take hold of someone or something |
| （猛然）抓住 |
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| Clap hold of my bag for a minute while I lock the door. 我锁门时帮我拿着包。 |
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| - | clap sb on the back/shoulder
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| to hit someone on their backshoulder with your hand in a friendly way |
| （友好地）拍某人的背/肩膀 |
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| clapping noun U |
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