| [/læp; læp/] n 用法:
1 area formed by the upper part of a seated person's thighs （人坐著时）大腿的上方:
Come and sit on Grandpa's lap! 来, 坐在爷爷的腿上! *
She had fallen asleep with an open book in her lap. 她睡著了, 腿上还摊开著一本书. 用法:
2 part of a dress, etc covering this 连衣裙等盖住大腿的部分:
She gathered the fallen apples and carried them in her lap. 她捡起掉落的苹果, 用衣服下摆兜著. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) drop/dump sth in sb's lap (infml) make sth the responsibility of sb else 将某事推给他人负责:
You've got to deal with this don't try and dump it in my lap. 这事你得去处理--别想往我身上推. in the lap of the `gods (of future events) uncertain （指未来的事）难以预料. in the lap of `luxury in conditions of great luxury 在奢侈的环境里. lap 2
[/læp; læp/] v (-pp-) 用法:
1 [Tn.pr] ~ A round B/~ B in A wrap or fold (cloth, etc) round sth 用（布等）包扎或包裹某物:
lap a bandage round the wrist/the wrist in a bandage 用绷带包扎手腕[将手腕用绷带包扎住]. 用法:
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) overlap （使某物）重叠:
Each row of tiles laps the one below. 每一排瓦都搭在下面的一排上. 用法:
3 [Tn] be one or more laps ahead of (another competitor) in a race （在跑道上）比（另一竞赛者）领先一圈或数圈:
She's lapped all the other runners. 她领先於所有赛跑者至少一圈. lap 3
n 用法:
1 part that overlaps or amount by which it overlaps 重叠部分; 重叠的量或程度. 用法:
2 single circuit of a track or racecourse 跑道的一圈:
The leading car crashed midway through the tenth lap. 领先的那辆赛车在第十圈的中途撞毁了. *
do a lap of honour, ie make a ceremonial circuit of a race-track, etc after winning a contest （比赛胜利者）绕场一周. 用法:
3 one section of a journey 一段旅程:
The next lap of our trip takes us into the mountains. 下一段行程我们就要进山区了. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) the last lap => last1. lap 4
[/læp; læp/] v (-pp-) 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) (esp of animals) drink sth by taking it up with the tongue （尤指动物）舔著喝某物:
a dog noisily lapping water 舔著喝水发出啧啧声的狗. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] (of water) make gentle splashing sounds （指水）发出轻轻的拍打声:
waves lapping on a beach, against the side of a boat, etc 轻拍海滩, 船舷等的波浪. 用法:
3 (phr v) lap sth up (infml) receive (praise, news, good fortune, etc) eagerly, uncritically or greedily （热切地、 不加区别地或贪婪地）接受（夸奖、 新情况、 好运气等）:
He tells her all those lies and she just laps them up. 他对她说的是一派谎言, 可她却全部接受. *
The film got terrible reviews but the public are lapping it up, ie going to see it in great numbers. 影片尽管受到猛烈的批评, 但公众却趋之若骛. *
lap up sunshine, knowledge, company 热切地渴望阳光、 知识、 伴侣. |