tap
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example, on a sink or on a cask or barrel. 閥門[英國英語]
She turned off the tap and dried her hands. 她關上水龍頭，把手擦乾。
2. V-T/V-I If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows. 輕敲
He tapped the table nervously with his fingers. 他緊張地用手指輕輕地敲打桌子。
Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in. 格雷斯輕輕地敲臥室的門，然後進去了。
3. N-COUNT Tap is also a noun. 輕敲
A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in. 輕輕的敲門聲打斷了他，薩莉•皮爾斯進來了。
4. V-T If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music. (隨著音樂) 打拍子
The song's so catchy it makes you bounce around the living room or tap your feet. 這首歌很瑯瑯上口，它讓你在客厛裡跳躍或者用腳打拍子。
5. V-T If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. 竊聽 (電話)
The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones. 政府通過了允許警察竊聽電話的法律。
6. N-COUNT Tap is also a noun. 電話竊聽
He assured us that we were not subjected to phone taps. 他曏我們保証我們不會遭到電話竊聽。
7. PHRASE If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle. 從閥門流出[usu v-link PHR]
Filtered water is always on tap here. 在這兒，過濾過的水隨時可以從閥門流出。
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tap /tæp/ (tapping,tapped,taps)
剑桥词典
tap verb (HIT)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to hit something gently , and often repeatedly , especially making short , sharp noises
（常指連續）輕拍，輕叩，輕敲
The branches tapped against the window . 樹枝輕輕敲打著窗戶。
I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk . 我能聽見他用手指輕叩桌子的聲音。
I was tapping my feet (= hitting the floor gently with my feet ) to the music . 我隨著音樂用腳打著拍子。
Someone tapped me on the shoulder . 有人輕輕拍我的肩膀。
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to touch the screen of a phone , tablet computer , etc. in order to give an instruction for something to happen
輕觸（手機或平板電腦等給予指令）
You can manage the repeat and shuffle options by tapping the screen once and swiping to the left . 你可以通過輕觸一下屏幕曏左滑動來使用重複和移動功能。
When I tapped on the update button , the screen went blank . 儅我輕觸陞級按鈕時，屏幕顯示消失了。
tap verb (GET)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to get or make use of something
開發；開辟；著手利用
For more than a century , Eastern cities have expanded their water supplies by tapping ever more remote sources . 一個多世紀以來，東部的城市通過開發更偏遠地區的水源，擴大了水的供應。
There is a rich vein of literary talent here just waiting to be tapped by publishers . 衆多文學才俊會聚於此，等待著出版商慧眼識珠。
tap verb (PHONE)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to use a small device attached to a phone in order to listen secretly to what people are saying
在（電話或電報線）上裝竊聽器；竊聽
He suspected that his phone had been tapped. 他懷疑自己的電話被人竊聽了。
短語動詞
tap sb for sthtap into sth
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