clap

英 [klæp]

美 [klæp]

v. 鼓掌，拍手(表示赞许或欣赏); 拍(手); 击(掌); (常指友好地)轻拍某人的背(或肩)
n. 鼓掌; 拍手; 掌声; 拍手声; 砰然巨响; 霹雳声; 淋病

过去式：clapped　现在分词：clapping　过去分词：clapped　第三人称单数：claps　复数：claps　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.8015 / COCA.6723

习惯用语

clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth

verb

鼓掌，拍手（表示赞许或欣赏）
to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve of or have enjoyed sth
1. The audience cheered and clapped.
  观众又是喝彩又是鼓掌。
2. Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize.
  我们上前领奖时，大家都为我们鼓掌。
拍（手）；击（掌）
to hit your open hands together
1. She clapped her hands in delight.
  她高兴地拍起手来。
2. He clapped his hands for silence.
  他拍手要大家安静下来。
3. Everyone clapped in time to the music.
  大家和着音乐的节奏拍手。
（常指友好地）轻拍某人的背（或肩）
to lightly hit sb with your open hand, usually in a friendly way
急速放置
to put sth/sb somewhere quickly and suddenly
1. ‘Oh dear!’ she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth.
  “哎呀！”她叫道，突然用手捂住了嘴。
2. to clap sb in irons/jail/prison
  迅速把某人关进监狱

noun

鼓掌；拍手；掌声；拍手声
an act of clapping the hands; the sound this makes
1. Give him a clap! (= to praise sb at the end of a performance)
  为他鼓掌吧！
砰然巨响；霹雳声
a sudden loud noise
1. a clap of thunder
  一声霹雳
淋病
a disease of the sexual organs, caught by having sex with an infected person

VERB 鼓掌;拍手;拍巴掌
When youclap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
1. The men danced and the women clapped...
  男人们跳舞，女人们拍手。
2. Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order...
  米奇拍手示意他们安静下来。
3. Londoners came out on to the pavement to wave and clap the marchers.
  伦敦居民从家里涌到人行道上，向游行队伍挥手、鼓掌。
4. Clapis also a noun.
5. Let's give the children a big clap.
  让我们为孩子们热烈鼓掌。
VERB 快速而有力地放置
If youclapyour hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly.
1. I clapped a hand over her mouth.
  我用一只手迅速地捂住她的嘴。
VERB 轻拍(背或肩膀)
If youclapsomeoneonthe back oronthe shoulder, you hit their back or shoulder with your hand in a friendly way.
1. 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。
霹雳声;炸雷；响雷
Aclap of thunderis a sudden and loud noise of thunder.
toclap eyes onsomeone → see:eye

noun

a sudden very loud noise
Synonym:bangeruptionblastbam
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together
Synonym:clack
a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Synonym:gonorrheagonorrhoea

verb

clap one's hands together
1. The children were clapping to the music
Synonym:spat
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Synonym:applaudspatacclaim
strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
1. clap two boards together
strike with the flat of the hand
put quickly or forcibly
1. The judge clapped him in jail
strike the air in flight
1. the wings of the birds clapped loudly
cause to strike the air in flight
1. The big bird clapped its wings

Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order
米奇拍手示意他们安静下来。
Gave me a clap on the back and invited me for a drink.
他在我背上拍了一下，请我去喝酒。
I am a seal and I clap my hands.
我是一只海狮，我会拍拍我的手。
I clapped a hand over her mouth.
我用一只手迅速地捂住她的嘴。
If you are happy, and you know it, clap your hands.
如果你开心，你知道这，就鼓掌。
The men danced and the women clapped
男人们跳舞，女人们拍手。
That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on
那可能是我不幸看到的最光秃、最荒凉的岛屿。
I often clap my hands in joy.
我常在高兴时拍手。
When they score their second, I clap with the restraint of a neutral.
当他们攻入第二个球时，我已经以一个旁观者的克制在鼓掌了。
She gives him a clap on the back.
她在他的背上拍了一下。