tap
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example, on a sink or on a cask or barrel. 阀门[英国英语]
She turned off the tap and dried her hands. 她关上水龙头，把手擦干。
2. V-T/V-I If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows. 轻敲
He tapped the table nervously with his fingers. 他紧张地用手指轻轻地敲打桌子。
Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in. 格雷斯轻轻地敲卧室的门，然后进去了。
3. N-COUNT Tap is also a noun. 轻敲
A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in. 轻轻的敲门声打断了他，萨莉•皮尔斯进来了。
4. V-T If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music. (随着音乐) 打拍子
The song's so catchy it makes you bounce around the living room or tap your feet. 这首歌很琅琅上口，它让你在客厅里跳跃或者用脚打拍子。
5. V-T If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. 窃听 (电话)
The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones. 政府通过了允许警察窃听电话的法律。
6. N-COUNT Tap is also a noun. 电话窃听
He assured us that we were not subjected to phone taps. 他向我们保证我们不会遭到电话窃听。
7. PHRASE If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle. 从阀门流出[usu v-link PHR]
Filtered water is always on tap here. 在这儿，过滤过的水随时可以从阀门流出。
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tap /tæp/ (tapping,tapped,taps)
剑桥词典
tap verb (HIT)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to hit something gently , and often repeatedly , especially making short , sharp noises
（常指连续）轻拍，轻叩，轻敲
The branches tapped against the window . 树枝轻轻敲打着窗户。
I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk . 我能听见他用手指轻叩桌子的声音。
I was tapping my feet (= hitting the floor gently with my feet ) to the music . 我随着音乐用脚打着拍子。
Someone tapped me on the shoulder . 有人轻轻拍我的肩膀。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to touch the screen of a phone , tablet computer , etc. in order to give an instruction for something to happen
轻触（手机或平板电脑等给予指令）
You can manage the repeat and shuffle options by tapping the screen once and swiping to the left . 你可以通过轻触一下屏幕向左滑动来使用重复和移动功能。
When I tapped on the update button , the screen went blank . 当我轻触升级按钮时，屏幕显示消失了。
tap verb (GET)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to get or make use of something
开发；开辟；着手利用
For more than a century , Eastern cities have expanded their water supplies by tapping ever more remote sources . 一个多世纪以来，东部的城市通过开发更偏远地区的水源，扩大了水的供应。
There is a rich vein of literary talent here just waiting to be tapped by publishers . 众多文学才俊会聚于此，等待着出版商慧眼识珠。
tap verb (PHONE)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to use a small device attached to a phone in order to listen secretly to what people are saying
在（电话或电报线）上装窃听器；窃听
He suspected that his phone had been tapped. 他怀疑自己的电话被人窃听了。
短语动词
tap sb for sthtap into sth
tap sth out 返回 tap