| 单词 | lap up |
| 释义 | lap up 1. phrasal verb If you say that someone laps up something such as information or attention, you mean that they accept it eagerly, usually when you think they are being foolish for believing that it is sincere. Their audience will lap up whatever they throw at them. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He lapped up the attention and the opportunity to voice his thoughts. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] They just haven't been to school before. They're so eager to learn, they lap it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. lap [sense 6]verb See full dictionary entry for lap When an animal laps a drink, it uses short quick movements of its tongue to take liquid up into its mouth. The cat lapped milk from a dish. [VERB noun] Synonyms: drink, sip, lick, swallow |
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