英语词汇“clapping”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clapclap1 /klæp/ ●●● verb (clapped, clapping)

ETYMOLOGYclap¹

Origin: Old English clæppan

VERB TABLE

clap

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	clap
	he, she, it	claps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	clapped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have clapped
	he, she, it	has clapped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had clapped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will clap
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have clapped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am clapping
	he, she, it	is clapping
	you, we, they	are clapping
Past	I, he, she, it	was clapping
	you, we, they	were clapping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been clapping
	he, she, it	has been clapping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been clapping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be clapping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been clapping

1[intransitive, transitive] a)if you clap, or if you clap your hands, you hit your hands together loudly and repeatedly to show that you have enjoyed something or that you approve of or agree with it → applaud: The audience clapped and cheered. She clapped her hands in delight. b)if you clap, or if you clap your hands, you hit your hands together one or two times to attract someone’s attention: The teacher clapped her hands to get the class’s attention.2clap your hand on/over etc. something to put your hand somewhere quickly and suddenly: She suddenly stopped speaking and clapped her hand over her mouth.3clap somebody on the back/shoulder to hit someone lightly on his or her back or shoulder with your open hand in a friendly way4clap somebody in jail to put someone in prison: He refused to pay taxes and was clapped in jail. [Origin: Old English clæppan]—clapping noun [uncountable]