tap

/tæp/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

水龙头；轻拍；(电话)窃听；轻拍；打开(水龙头)；窃听

释义与例句

n. 水龙头；轻拍；(电话)窃听
a device for controlling the flow of liquid; a light blow; an act of secretly listening to telephone conversations
  1. Turn off the tap when you're not using the water.
    不用水时请关掉水龙头。
  2. I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder.
    我感觉有人轻拍了一下我的肩膀。
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  1. The police installed a tap on his phone line.
    警方在他的电话线上安装了窃听器。
v. 轻拍；打开(水龙头)；窃听
to hit something lightly; to turn on a tap; to listen secretly to someone's conversations
  1. She tapped her fingers impatiently on the table.
    她不耐烦地用手指轻敲桌子。
  2. He tapped the keg and poured out the beer.
    他打开酒桶龙头倒出啤酒。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The agency tapped the suspect's phone calls for months.
    该机构窃听了嫌疑人的电话数月之久。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 发音如"啪"：轻拍的拟声词→轻拍；水龙头

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • tap water 自来水
    n. 名词短语
  • tapped 被窃听的
    adj. 过去分词作形容词
同义词
  • faucet 水龙头
    faucet 为美式英语，英式英语多用 tap
    The faucet in the kitchen is dripping all night. 厨房的水龙头整夜都在滴水。
反义词
  • close 关闭
    tap 有"打开水龙头"之意，close 表示关闭，二者相对
    Please close the window before you leave the room. 离开房间前请关上窗户。
常见搭配
  • tap water 自来水
    Is it safe to drink tap water in this city? 这座城市的自来水能安全饮用吗？
  • tap into 利用；接入
    We can tap into new markets through online sales. 我们可以通过网络销售开拓新市场。
  • tap on the door 轻敲门
    There was a soft tap on the door late at night. 深夜传来轻轻的敲门声。