tap
n
1 (US faucet) device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe or container (控制液體或氣體流出的)龍頭, 旋塞
hot and cold taps, eg on a basin, bath, etc 冷水和熱水的龍頭
turn the tap on/off 打開[關上]龍頭
Don't leave the taps running, ie Turn them off. 要把龍頭關上. Cf 參看 valve 1.
2 act of tapping a telephone or connection for doing this 電話竊聽(接線)
put a tap on sb's phone 給某人的電話接通竊聽器.
3 (idm 習語) on tap
(a) (of beer, etc) in a barrel with a tap; on draught (指啤酒等)裝在有龍頭的桶里的, 散裝的.
(b) (fig 比喻) available when needed 現成的; 隨時可獲得的. tap v (-pp-)
1
(a) [Tn] draw liquid from (sth) 從(某物)中放出液體
tap a cask of cider 從桶中放出蘋果酒.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (off) (from sth) draw (liquid) through the tap of a barrel 打開桶的龍頭放出(液體)
tap off some cider 打開龍頭放出些蘋果酒
tap cider from a cask 打開桶的龍頭放出蘋果酒.
2
(a) [Tn] cut the bark of (a tree) in order to collect the sap 割開(樹)的皮(以收取汁液)
tap rubber-trees 割膠.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (off) collect (sap) in this way (割開樹皮)收取(汁液).
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth/sb (for sth) extract or obtain (sth) from sth/sb 自某物[某人]處引出或獲取(某物)
vast mineral wealth waiting to be tapped 待開采的大量礦產
new ways of tapping the skills of young people 使青年人發揮技能的新途徑
(infml 口) tap sb for a loan 向某人借錢.
4 [Tn] fit a listening device to (a telephone line) 在(電話線路)上裝竊聽器
I think my phone is being tapped. 我想現在有人竊聽我的電話.
tap n
1 [C] (sound of a) quick light blow 輕快的敲擊(聲)
They heard a tap at the door. 他們聽見輕輕的敲門聲.
He felt a tap on his shoulder. 他覺得有人輕拍他的肩膀.
She gave the lid a few gentle taps to loosen it. 她把蓋子輕拍了幾下使它松動.
2 taps [sing v]
(US) (in the armed forces) last bugle call of the day, the signal for lights to be put out (軍隊)熄燈號. tap v (-pp-)
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth) knock gently on sb/sth 輕拍某人; 輕敲某物
tab sb on the shoulder 輕拍某人肩膀
He tapped the box with astick. 他用?quot;羥么蠔兇?
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (against/on sth) strike (sth) lightly with sth 以某物輕擊(某物)
tapping her fingers on the table 用她的手指輕敲著桌子.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/on sth) give a tap or taps 輕敲; 輕拍; 輕擊; 輕踏
Who's that tapping at the window? 誰在敲窗戶?