拍

（用手或工具轻轻地打） clap; pat; beat; slap:

• 拍掉身上的土

  pat one's clothes to get the dust off;

• 拍球

  bounce a ball;

• 拍手

  clap one's hands;

• 拍桌子大骂

  strike the table and pour out a stream of abuse;

• 他轻轻地在我背上拍了一下。

  He patted me gently on the back.

• 她用报纸拍虫子。

  She flapped a newspaper at the insect.

（挥动翅膀） flap; beat:

• 拍翅膀

  flap[beat] wings;

• 那只鸟拍着翅膀慢慢地飞走了。

  The bird flapped slowly off.

• 这只鸟迅速拍动双翅，继续飞行。

  The bird beat its wings rapidly as it flew on.

（浪涛冲击） lash; beat; lap:

• 惊涛拍岸

  mighty waves beating the shore;

• 波浪轻拍海滩。

  Waves lapped on the beach.

（发电报等） send (a telegram, etc.):

• 拍电报

  send a telegram

（拍摄） take (a picture); shoot:

• 拍电影

  shoot [make] a film;

• 拍照

  take a photo [picture];

• 这部小说已拍成电影了。

  This novel has been made into a film.

• 这部影片是在大连拍的。

  This film was shot in Dalian.

[口] （拍马屁） flatter; fawn on:

• 能吹会拍

  be good at boasting and toadying;

• 拍马

  lick sb.'s boots; flatter

（拍东西的用具） bat; racket:

• 苍蝇拍儿

  flyswatter;

• 乒乓球拍

  ping-pong bat; table-tennis bat;

• 网球拍

  tennis racket

{音} （节奏; 拍子） beat; time:

• 合[不合]拍

  on [off] the beats;

• 一小节四拍

  four beats in [to] a bar;

• 他的演唱与音乐不合拍。

  His singing was out of time with music.

• 这歌是几拍的？—是4/4拍的。

  What time is the song in? -- It's in four-four time.