| 单词 | clap |
| 释义 | clap (klæp ) Word forms: claps , clapping , clapped 1. verb B1 When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention. The men danced and the women clapped. [VERB] Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order. [VERB noun] Londoners came out on to the pavement to wave and clap the marchers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: applaud, cheer, acclaim, give it up for [slang] Clap is also a noun. Let's give the children a big clap. 2. verb If you clap your hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly. I clapped a hand over her mouth. [VERB noun preposition] 3. verb If you clap someone on the back or on the shoulder, you hit their back or shoulder with your hand in a friendly way. People have been clapping us on the back and saying, 'Well done'. [VERB noun on noun] Synonyms: strike, pat, punch, bang 4. countable noun A clap of thunder is a sudden and loud noise of thunder. 5. to clap eyes on someone phrase To clap eyes on someone or something, or set or lay eyes on them, means to see them. [informal] That's probably the bleakest island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on. What was he doing when you last set eyes on him? Collocations: clap hands He said he dreaded walking down streets because people would clap hands and hiss at him. ST We divert ourselves, clap hands for the nation, put up the barriers and do all the other things they did in the summer of 1914. Times, Sunday Times Some clap hands, some put arms round shoulders. Times, Sunday Times Clap hands on the first count and hop backwards on the second count. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He calls the dance as other clap hands, shuffle, and stomp around the table. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Milky wriggles when you tickle its feet, but it also 'plays dead' when you clap loudly in its ears. Times, Sunday Times Audience members shouted 'out, out, out' as the demonstrators were removed and clapped loudly in support of the orchestra. Times, Sunday Times His friends fell about laughing, clapping loudly, leaving me feeling humiliated. Times, Sunday Times Rotten, and clapping loudly in time. Times, Sunday Times Everybody claps loudly except for one person who keeps quiet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also happens to make an awesome sound for such a small car, like a clap of thunder when you change gear on the limit. The Sun (2009) A clap of thunder echoes around the sky and an icy, howling wind picks up. The Sun (2015) It represented one continued clap of thunder '. REBELS AND REDCOATS: The American Revolutionary War (2003) There had been another loud clap of thunder then, and Randall jumped, made a frightened noise a little like the miaow of a cat. FAMILY PICTURES (2002) A clap of thunder reverberated, and rain began to pelt him, plastering his shirt to his back. NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (2001) So why not clap together at the end of an opera? Times, Sunday Times In this process, the wings clap together above the insect's body and then fling apart. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It consists of two long solid pieces that are clapped together producing sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And everything that has led up to that curtain call feels, for just a second, as real and vivid as the sting of your hands clapping together. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 鼓掌, 轰隆的雷声 Japanese: 拍手する, 雷鳴のゴロゴロいう音 |
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