(1)舔(光)(drying by licking with the tongue)[T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：Cats and dogs～water. 貓和狗舔水喝。The cat～ped up all the milk. 貓把牛奶都舔光了?！纪絣ick;
(2)輕拍(strike gently with a light，splashing sound)[T+n，I+prep]：Little waves～ped(against)the boat. 碎浪輕輕拍擊小船。sea/waves～ped on (against) the rocks/at the shore/on the beach/at their feet 海水/波浪輕拍巖石/海岸/海灘/他們的腳;〖同〗wash，splash;
lap up (v adv) 急切地、不加鑒別地接受(vt)(infml)：～up compliments/the lies of politicians 欣然接受恭維話/輕信政客們的謊言;
→′lapping n 波浪的輕拍(聲)