| 釋義 |
lap3 /laep; laep/ vi, vt (-pp-) 1 [VP15B] lap up, drink by taking up with the tongue, as a cat does: 愚; 舔食： The cat quickly lapped up all the milk. 那貓很快地將所有的牛奶舐光了。 2 (colloq) (of human beings) take quickly or eagerly: (俗) (指人) 迅速或急切地接受： lap up compliments. 蚤聽恭維的話。 3 [VP2A, C] (of water) move with a sound like the lapping up of liquid: (指水) 輕拍; 沖拍： waves lapping on the beach; 輕拍海健的波浪; water lapping against the sides of a canoe. 輕館著小舟兩側(cè)的水。 4 [VP6A] (in a race) become ahead of by a lap1 (2). (競賽) 以一圈領(lǐng)先。 n 1 act of lapping: 毯; 舔食： The dog emptied the plate with three laps of the tongue. 那扃舐了三次便將盤中的食物也干凈了。 2 [U] sound of lapping: 水的輕拍聲： the lap of the waves against the side of the boat. 波浪沖擊船側(cè)的輕拍聲。 |