| 释义 |
ˈhandclap
[clap n.1]
a. A clap of the hands; the brief space of time which this takes, an instant.
1822Hogg Perils of Man III. 205 (Jam.) It is God speed, or spulyie wi' thee in three handclaps. 1864Burton Caerngorm Mountains 77 In a hand-clap, in it swept..dashing everything before it. 1962A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio ii. 33 You can use a hand-clap to give a rough guide to the reverberation.
b. Applause.
1907Daily Chron. 1 Oct. 4/5 The curtain goes up..to some feeble handclaps from invited guests. 1908Westm. Gaz. 13 Mar. 7/3 The chairman of the company.., with the directors, entered the room, a hand-clap greeting them.
c. slow handclap: slow applause expressing disapproval. Also (with hyphen) as vb. Hence slow hand-clapping vbl. n.
1953Britannica Bk. of Year 638/2 The freedom of usage seen in the formation of compounds also allows frequent changes in function, so that verbs, for example, may be formed from nouns. Examples are: to slow-handclap. 1955Miller & Whitington Cricket Typhoon 215 Indeed, they jeered and slow-handclapped Cowdrey. 1958F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. 103 Slow handclap, ironic applause expressed by means of a very slow clapping of the hands. 1959News Chron. 13 July 4/6 Some cynical dons..were giving the slow hand-clap to the end of the procession. 1961Guardian 3 Apr. 1/7 All the slow hand⁓clapping and hysterical cheering. 1966Listener 20 Jan. 88/2 This destructive criticism was nothing compared with the..slow-handclaps and final booing. |