音标：['tæp]
n. 轻打, 水龙头
vt. 轻打, 轻敲, 敲打出, 选择, 装上嘴子, 使流出, 开发, 分接, 向...乞讨
vi. 轻叩, 轻拍, 啪塔啪塔地走
【计】 接头
【化】 轻击
【医】 轻叩, 穿刺放液
【经】 不限量发行, 遂时可直接购买的政府债券
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on tap
在线英汉词典
tap的短语、例句：
tap
n
1 (US faucet) device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe or container （控制液体或气体流出的）龙头, 旋塞
hot and cold taps, eg on a basin, bath, etc 冷水和热水的龙头
turn the tap on/off 打开[关上]龙头
Don´t leave the taps running, ie Turn them off. 要把龙头关上. Cf 参看 valve 1.
2 act of tapping a telephone or connection for doing this 电话窃听（接线）
put a tap on sb´s phone 给某人的电话接通窃听器.
3 (idm 习语) on tap
(a) (of beer, etc) in a barrel with a tap; on draught （指啤酒等）装在有龙头的桶里的, 散装的.
(b) (fig 比喻) available when needed 现成的; 随时可获得的. tap v (-pp-)
1
(a) [Tn] draw liquid from (sth) 从（某物）中放出液体
tap a cask of cider 从桶中放出苹果酒.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (off) (from sth) draw (liquid) through the tap of a barrel 打开桶的龙头放出（液体）
tap off some cider 打开龙头放出些苹果酒
tap cider from a cask 打开桶的龙头放出苹果酒.
2
(a) [Tn] cut the bark of (a tree) in order to collect the sap 割开（树）的皮（以收取汁液）
tap rubber-trees 割胶.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (off) collect (sap) in this way （割开树皮）收取（汁液）.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth/sb (for sth) extract or obtain (sth) from sth/sb 自某物[某人]处引出或获取（某物）
vast mineral wealth waiting to be tapped 待开采的大量矿产
new ways of tapping the skills of young people 使青年人发挥技能的新途径
(infml 口) tap sb for a loan 向某人借钱.
4 [Tn] fit a listening device to (a telephone line) 在（电话线路）上装窃听器
I think my phone is being tapped. 我想现在有人窃听我的电话.
tap n
1 [C] (sound of a) quick light blow 轻快的敲击（声）
They heard a tap at the door. 他们听见轻轻的敲门声.
He felt a tap on his shoulder. 他觉得有人轻拍他的肩膀.
She gave the lid a few gentle taps to loosen it. 她把盖子轻拍了几下使它松动.
2 taps [sing v]
(US) (in the armed forces) last bugle call of the day, the signal for lights to be put out （军队）熄灯号. tap v (-pp-)
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth) knock gently on sb/sth 轻拍某人; 轻敲某物
tab sb on the shoulder 轻拍某人肩膀
He tapped the box with astick. 他用?quot;羟么蚝凶?
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (against/on sth) strike (sth) lightly with sth 以某物轻击（某物）
tapping her fingers on the table 用她的手指轻敲著桌子.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/on sth) give a tap or taps 轻敲; 轻拍; 轻击; 轻踏
Who´s that tapping at the window? 谁在敲窗户?
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