单词 | rap-tap |
释义 | rap-tap1/rapˈtap/ /ˈraptap/(also rap-a-tap) noun A sharp rapping or tapping sound, as produced by knocking on a door, hammering, etc. exclamation Representing this sound. OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in Charles Johnson (?1679–1748), playwright and poet. From rap + tap. Compare later rap-tap. rap-tap2/rapˈtap/ /ˈraptap/verb [no object] To make a rapping sound, as on a door, etc. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Capern (1819–1894), poet. From rap + tap, after rap-tap. |
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