单词 | tapped |
释义 | tappedadj. a. Phonetics. Pronounced with a tap (see tap n.2 1d). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [adjective] > sonant > liquid > tap or flap tapped1964 1964 R. H. Robins Gen. Linguistics 101 A flapped or tapped /r/..when the tongue tip lightly and momentarily touches the alveolar ridge is common between two vowels (as in merry). 1966 R. E. Asher in C. E. Bazell In Memory of J. R. Firth 17 r is a tapped alveolar consonant. b. tapped penalty n. Rugby a penalty taken with a tap-kick (see tap-kick n. at tap n.2 Compounds). ΚΠ 1977 Observer 22 May 23/3 Bevan took a tapped penalty 15 yards from his own line. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmastapped tapped adj.1 ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > [adjective] > tapped tapped1925 1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 111 I caused a tap'd vessel to be filled. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 158 Two tapped holes in the bar. 1874 S. J. P. Thearle Naval Archit. (new ed.) I. 79 Four of the rivets..are through, and four are tapped. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 459 Regularly tapped trees do not exceed 60 feet in height. 1881 W. E. Dickson Pract. Organ-building viii. 95 Tapped Wires..are pieces of wire about 3½ inches in length..and cut with a screw-thread upon about half their length. 1902 P. Marshall Metal Working Tools 63 The thread should be tried into a nut or tapped hole of the right size from time to time until a proper fit is arrived at. 1925 P. J. Risdon Crystal Receivers & Circuits 9 In the case of a tapped inductance coil, the wire is tapped at every turn for so many turns, for fine adjustment, and then once every few turns for coarse adjustment. 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin v. 37 Transcripts of tapped phone calls. 1978 D. Murphy Place Apart ii. 22 He called in a disguised message over the tapped phone that he would be over that evening. < as lemmas |
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