tap
v. 轻敲/拍/叩; 利用,开发; 窃听; 委任,指定; 敲节拍
n. 龙头,阀门; 轻击/拍/敲; 电话窃听
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。
...a cold-water tap...
冷水阀
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。
Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...
用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋,让蛋壳开裂。
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。
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。
The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million...
公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。
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。
We suspected the telephone line was tapped.
我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。
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。
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。
1. the sound made by a gentle blow
2. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
3. a gentle blow
4. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
6. a plug for a bunghole in a cask
7. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
8. a light touch or stroke
1. cut a female screw thread with a tap
2. draw from or dip into to get something;
3. strike lightly;
4. draw from; make good use of;
5. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;
6. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it;
7. make light, repeated taps on a surface;
8. walk with a tapping sound
9. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes;
10. draw (liquor) from a tap;
11. pierce in order to draw a liquid from;
12. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;
knock, tap, rap, pat
这些动词均有"敲,击"之意。
on tap
准备好被抽取的;盛放在一只带有龙头(或塞栓)的酒桶中的
立刻可以使用的;准备好的
He has money on tap.
他手头有现金.
Tap the lid down carefully so as not to break the contents.
要把盖子轻轻地敲下去,免得把里面的东西打碎.
The tap won't turn off and there is water all over the floor.
水龙头关不上,满地都是水.
He gave a tap at the microphone before speaking.
他在讲话前先轻叩了一下扩音器.
Tap with the heel of your shoe on the window, and he will let us in.
用你的鞋跟敲窗子, 这样他会让我们进去.