Clap

[klæp]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) clap one's hands together; 'The children were clapping to the music'.

(verb.) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; 'clap two boards together'.

(verb.) strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting.

(verb.) put quickly or forcibly; 'The judge clapped him in jail'.

(verb.) strike the air in flight; 'the wings of the birds clapped loudly'.

(verb.) cause to strike the air in flight; 'The big bird clapped its wings'.

手打:曼弗雷德--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.

(v. t.) To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.

(v. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.

(v. t.) To express contempt or derision.

(v. i.) To knock, as at a door.

(v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.

(v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.

(v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.

(v. i.) To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.

(n.) A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.

(n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

(n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.

(n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.

(n.) Noisy talk; chatter.

(n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

(n.) Gonorrhea.

校對:索尼亚

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Pat, strike gently.[2]. Thrust, force, put hastily.[3]. Applaud (by striking the hands together), cheer.

n. [1]. Blow, knock, slap.[2]. Explosion, burst.[3]. Gonorrhœa, venereal disease.

錄入:玛丽

解釋/意思:

n. gonorrhea.

n. the noise made by the sudden striking together of two things as the hands: a burst of sound: a slap.—v.t. to strike together so as to make a noise: to thrust or drive together suddenly: to fasten promptly: to pat with the hand in a friendly manner: to applaud with the hands: to bang: to imprison—e.g. 'to clap one in prison.'—v.i. to strike the hands together: to strike together with noise: to applaud:—pr.p. clap′ping; pa.p. clapped.—ns. Clap′-board a thin board used in covering wooden houses; Clap′-bread a kind of hard-baked oatmeal cake; Clap′-dish (same as Clack-dish); Clap′-net a kind of net which is made to clap together suddenly by pulling a string; Clap′per one who claps: that which claps as the tongue of a bell: a glib tongue.—v.t. Clap′per-claw to claw or scratch: (Shak.) to scold.—ns. Clap′ping noise of striking: applause; Clap′-sill the bottom part of the frame on which lock-gates shut—called also Lock-sill; Clap′trap (Shak.) a trick to gain applause: flashy display: empty words; Claptrap′pery.—adj. Claptrap′pish.—Clap eyes on to see; Clap hands (Shak.) to make an agreement; Clap hold of to seize roughly; Clap up (Shak.) to conclude suddenly.

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