clap

verb

/klæp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they clap	/klæp/ /klæp/
he / she / it claps	/klæps/ /klæps/
past simple clapped	/klæpt/ /klæpt/
past participle clapped	/klæpt/ /klæpt/
-ing form clapping	/ˈklæpɪŋ/ /ˈklæpɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve of or have enjoyed something鼓掌，拍手（表示赞许或欣赏）
- The audience cheered and clapped.观众又是喝彩又是鼓掌。
- clap somebody/something Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize.我们上前领奖时，大家都为我们鼓掌。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- enthusiastically
- excitedly
- loudly
- …
phrases
- clap and cheer
[intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together拍手；击掌
- Everyone clapped in time to the music.大家合着音乐的节奏拍手。
- clap your hands She clapped her hands in delight.她高兴地拍起手来。
- He clapped his hands for silence.他拍手要大家安静下来。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- enthusiastically
- excitedly
- loudly
- …
phrases
- clap and cheer
[transitive] clap somebody on the back/shoulder to lightly hit somebody with your open hand, usually in a friendly way（常指友好地）轻拍某人的背（或肩）
- ‘Cheer up Tony,’ I said, and clapped him on the shoulder.“振奋起来吧，托尼。”我说，轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。
[transitive] clap something/somebody + adv./prep. to put something/somebody somewhere quickly and suddenly急速放置
- ‘Oh dear!’ she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth.“哎呀！” 她叫道，急急用手捂住了嘴。
- to clap somebody in irons/jail/prison迅速把某人关进监狱
- In the old days they would have clapped you in jail for that.以前他们会因此把你关进监狱。

词源verb Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. Sense (1) dates from late Middle English.

Idioms

clap/lay/set eyes on somebody/something

(informal) (usually used in negative sentences通常用于否定句) to see somebody/something看见；注意到
- I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks.我几周没见到他们了。
- I hope I never set eyes on this place again!我希望永远不再见到这个地方！
- Tom fell in love the moment he laid eyes on her.汤姆对她一见钟情。

clap

noun

/klæp/

[singular] an act of clapping the hands; the sound this makes鼓掌；拍手；掌声；拍手声
- Give him a clap! (= to praise somebody at the end of a performance)为他鼓掌吧！
- With a clap of his hands he ordered more food.他拍了下手又点了些吃的。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- slow
verb + clap
- get
- give somebody
preposition
- clap for
phrases
- a clap of somebody’s hands
[countable] a sudden loud noise砰然巨响；霹雳声
- a clap of thunder一声霹雳
(also the clap)
[uncountable] (informal) a disease of the sexual organs, caught by having sex with a person who already has the disease淋病 synonym gonorrhoea

词源noun senses 1 to 2 Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. Sense (1) dates from late Middle English. noun sense 3 late 16th cent.: from Old French clapoir ‘venereal bubo’.