clapping
n. 拍手; 掌声; 拍手声; <医> 拍打法(按摩的一种手法)
v. 拍手( clap的现在分词 ); (常指友好地)轻拍某人的背(或肩); 急速放置
When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
The men danced and the women clapped...
男人们跳舞,女人们拍手。
Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order...
米奇拍手示意他们安静下来。
If you clap your hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly.
I clapped a hand over her mouth.
我用一只手迅速地捂住她的嘴。
If you clap someone on the back or on the shoulder, you hit their back or shoulder with your hand in a friendly way.
While Onassis might clap a friend on the back, Niarchos would extend a businesslike hand.
奥纳西斯可能会拍拍朋友的后背,可尼亚尔霍斯却会公事公办地伸出手来。
A clap of thunder is a sudden and loud noise of thunder.
1. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
观众们出奇地安静,只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。
When I walked in, they all stood up and started clapping.
当我走进去时,他们全都起立鼓掌。
Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment.
鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
A little knot of men stood clapping.
一小群人站在那儿鼓掌。
The clapping was sustained for several minutes.
掌声持续了几分钟.