yap

noun

/jæp/

a high sharp noise made by small dogs, that some people find annoying小型犬发出的尖锐的高噪音，有些人觉得很烦

verb

/jæp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they yap	/jæp/ /jæp/
he / she / it yaps	/jæps/ /jæps/
past simple yapped	/jæpt/ /jæpt/
past participle yapped	/jæpt/ /jæpt/
-ing form yapping	/ˈjæpɪŋ/ /ˈjæpɪŋ/

[intransitive] yap (at somebody/something) (especially of small dogs尤指小狗) to bark a lot, making a high, sharp and usually annoying sound（常指令人感到烦厌的高声）吠叫
- The dogs yapped at his heels.几只狗跟在他后面汪汪乱叫。
- yapping dogs吠叫的狗
[intransitive] (informal) to talk in a silly, noisy and usually annoying way哇哩哇啦地胡扯

词源early 17th cent. (denoting a dog that yaps): imitative.