taps

美 [tæps]英 [tæps]
  • v.轻敲;轻拍;轻叩;(用…)轻轻叩击;利用,开发,发掘(已有的资源、知识等)
  • n.水龙头;龙头;轻敲;轻击;轻拍;旋塞;轻扣
  • tap的第三人称单数和复数
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taps

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  • 1
    N-COUNT 龙头;阀门;旋塞
    A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink.

    She turned on the taps.

    她打开了那些龙头。

  • 3
    VERB 轻打;轻拍;轻叩
    If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.

    He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...

    他敲了敲桌子,以平息抗议的喧闹声。

  • 4
    VERB (尤指听音乐时,用手指或脚)敲节拍,打拍子
    If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music.

    The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.

    这首歌很动听,听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动,或是用脚打拍子。

  • 5
    VERB 开发,发掘,利用(资源、形势)
    If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.

    He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...

    他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。

  • 6
    VERB 偷听,窃听,监听(电话)
    If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.

    The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones...

    政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。

  • 7
    PHRASE (饮料)散装的,可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的
    If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.

    Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.

    随时打开龙头都有过滤水,用起来很方便。

  • 8
    PHRASE 可轻松获取;可随时使用
    If something is on tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want.

    The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.

    团体度假的好处在于,要找人陪伴非常容易,想要独处也行。

noun

1
(military) signal to turn the lights out
Synonym: lights-out

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Suddenly the engine came to life and , after a few more taps , began to run effectively .

    突然间,发动机回复生命了,之后再轻敲几下,发动机便回复到正常运转了。

  2. Of course , those taps were extremely bothersome .

    不过,这样的轻敲肯定是极其恼人的了。

  3. You can ask for a chemical analysis of your tap water .

    你可以要求给你的自来水做化学分析。

  4. We need to tap the expertise of the people we already have .

    我们需要利用我们现有人员的专业知识。

  5. Tap your code number into the machine .

    把你的密码数字输入机器。

  6. Is the tap water safe to drink ?

    这自来水喝了不会闹病吧?

  7. Some bright spark left the tap running all night .

    不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。

  8. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round .

    他觉得有人轻轻拍他的肩膀便转过身来。

  9. She felt a light tap on her shoulder .

    她感到有人在她肩上轻轻地拍了一下。

  10. Who left the tap running ?

    谁没关水龙头?

  11. Don 't leave the tap running .

    别把水龙头开着白白流水。

  12. The movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals .

    这部电影似乎在激发人们对动物的普遍怜惜之情。

  13. I replaced the taps and reconnected the water supply .

    我更换了水龙头再次接通了自来水。

  14. Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture .

    在工作台上逐个轻轻敲紧,让混合物变得密实。

  15. Filtered water is always on tap , making it very convenient to use .

    随时打开龙头都有过滤水,用起来很方便。

  16. When water is used this must be distilled water or spring water ; never tap water .

    用水的时候必须是蒸馏水或泉水,绝不能用自来水。

  17. You must have left a tap running in the bathroom

    你肯定忘了关浴室的龙头了。

  18. The taps appeared to be made of solid gold .

    水龙头似乎是用纯金制成的。

  19. The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it .

    团体度假的好处在于,要找人陪伴非常容易,想要独处也行。

  20. The taps have a lever to control the mix of hot and cold water .

    水阀上有一个手柄控制冷热水。

  21. The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones

    政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。

  22. He never drinks tap water .

    他从不喝自来水。

  23. The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan 's rice market .

    坎贝尔羹汤公司表示,它将努力开发日本的大米市场。

  24. They heard him running the kitchen tap

    他们听见他打开了厨房里的水龙头。

  25. The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum .

    蜂蜜从鼓形圆桶底部的一个旋塞流出来。

  26. Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells

    用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋,让蛋壳开裂。

  27. She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water .

    她把嘴伸到水龙头底下去喝那微温的水。

  28. The song 's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet .

    这首歌很动听,听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动,或是用脚打拍子。

  29. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers .

    用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。

  30. To hold the carpet in place , it 's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily .

    要想固定住地毯,临时钉些钉子是个好办法。