tap
noun
verb
tæp
noun
1
WATER/GAS
水/煤气
a
piece
of
equipment
for
controlling
the
flow
of
water,
gas
etc
from
a
pipe
or
container
[尤英] 〔水、煤气等管道或容器的〕龙头，阀门;
C | especially BrE AmE
Tap
water
(=water
that
comes
out
of
a
tap)
is
usually
heavily
treated
with
chemicals.
自来水通常都用化学品严格处理过。
She
went
into
the
bathroom
and
turned
on
the
taps
.
她走进浴室，打开水龙头。
kitchen/bath/garden
tap
I
washed
my
hands
under
the
kitchen
tap.
我在厨房水龙头下洗了手。
cold/hot
tap
2
A LIGHT HIT
轻轻的敲击
an
act
of
hitting
something
lightly,
especially
to
get
someone’s
attention
〔尤指为了引起某人注意〕轻轻敲击，轻叩，轻拍
C
[+
at/on
]
She
felt
a
tap
on
her
shoulder.
她觉得有人轻轻拍了拍她的肩膀。
There
was
a
tap
at
the
door.
有人轻轻地敲了一下门。
3
on tap
a.
beer
that
is
on
tap
comes
from
a
BARREL
b.
something
that
is
on
tap
is
ready
to
use
when
you
need
it
[非正式] 可随时取用 （使用 ）的
informal
We’ve
got
all
the
information
on
tap.
我们有各种信息随时可以利用。
4
DANCING
舞蹈
also
又作
dancing
in
which
you
wear
special
shoes
with
pieces
of
metal
on
the
bottom
which
make
a
loud
sharp
sound
on
the
floor
踢踏舞
U
5
TELEPHONE
电话
an
act
of
secretly
listening
to
someone’s
telephone,
using
electronic
equipment
电话窃听
C
The
police
had
put
a
tap
on
his
phone
line.
警方在他的电话上安装了窃听器。
6
BARREL
桶
a
specially
shaped
object
used
for
letting
liquid
out
of
a
BARREL
,
especially
beer
〔尤指啤酒桶的〕龙头，旋塞
C
7
TUNE
曲调
a
song
or
tune
played
on
the
BUGLE
at
night
in
an
army
camp,
and
at
military
funerals
〔军营里晚上的〕熄灯号;〔军队的〕葬礼号
plural 复数
verb
8
HIT LIGHTLY
轻拍
to
hit
your
fingers
lightly
on
something,
for
example
to
get
someone’s
attention
〔用手指〕轻拍，轻叩，轻敲
I,T
tap
sb
on
the
shoulder/arm/chest
etc
He
turned
as
someone
tapped
him
on
the
shoulder.
有人轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀，他转过身来。
[+
on
]
I
went
up
and
tapped
on
the
window.
我走上去轻轻敲敲窗户。
tap
sth
on/against/from
etc
sth
Mark
tapped
his
fingers
on
the
tabletop
impatiently.
马克不耐烦地用手指叩叩桌子。
She
tapped
ash
from
her
cigarette.
她轻轻弹掉香烟上的灰。
9
MUSIC
音乐
to
make
a
regular
pattern
of
sounds
with
your
fingers
or
feet,
especially
when
you
are
listening
to
music
〔尤指听音乐时〕用〔手指或脚〕打节拍
T
She
tapped
her
feet
in
time
to
the
music.
她和着音乐用脚轻敲着节拍。
a
toe-tapping
tune
活泼欢快曲调
10
ENERGY/MONEY
能源/钱
also
又作
to
use
or
take
what
is
needed
from
something
such
as
an
energy
supply
or
an
amount
of
money
利用; 发掘，开发〔能源、资金来源等〕
T
People
are
tapping
into
the
power
supply
illegally.
人们在非法取电。
We
hope
that
additional
sources
of
funding
can
be
tapped.
我们希望还有其他资金来源可以利用。
11
IDEAS
思想
also
又作
to
make
as
much
use
as
possible
of
the
ideas,
experience,
knowledge
etc
that
a
group
of
people
has
利用，采用〔思想、经验、知识等〕
T
Your
adviser’s
experience
is
there
to
be
tapped.
可以利用你的顾问的经验。
helping
people
tap
into
training
opportunities
帮助人们利用培训机会
12
TELEPHONE
电话
to
listen
secretly
to
someone’s
telephone
by
using
a
special
piece
of
electronic
equipment
窃听〔电话〕
T
Murray’s
phone
calls
to
Australia
were
tapped
.
默里打往澳大利亚的电话被窃听了。
13
TREE
树木
to
get
liquid
from
the
TRUNK
of
a
tree
by
making
a
hole
in
it
在〔树干〕上凿孔取汁
T
14
PLAYER
队员
also
又作
if
a
football
club
taps
a
player
from
another
team,
it
illegally
tries
to
persuade
that
player
to
join
its
team
[英，非正式] 〔足球俱乐部等试图从其他球队〕非法挖〔队员〕
T | BrE informal
15
to
put
information,
numbers
etc
into
a
computer,
telephone
etc
by
pressing
buttons
or
keys
把〔信息、数据等〕敲入 （键入，输入 ）〔计算机、电话等〕
Tap
in
your
password
before
you
log
on.
登录前请先输入密码。
16
to
hit
something
lightly,
especially
with
your
fingers
or
foot,
in
order
to
make
a
pattern
of
sounds
〔尤指用手或脚〕轻敲出〔声音〕
He
whistled
the
tune
and
tapped
out
the
rhythm.
他一边吹着曲子，一边敲出节奏。
17
to
write
something
with
a
computer
〔用计算机〕写出
Brian
tapped
out
a
name
on
his
small
electronic
organizer.
布赖恩在他的小电子记事本上打出一个名字。