tap

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. 閥門(mén)[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

She turned off the tap and dried her hands. 她關(guān)上水龍頭，把手擦乾。

2. V-T/V-I If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows. 輕敲

He tapped the table nervously with his fingers. 他緊張地用手指輕輕地敲打桌子。

Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in. 格雷斯輕輕地敲臥室的門(mén)，然後進(jìn)去了。

3. N-COUNT Tap is also a noun. 輕敲

A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in. 輕輕的敲門(mén)聲打斷了他，薩莉?皮爾斯進(jìn)來(lái)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. (隨著音樂(lè)) 打拍子

The song's so catchy it makes you bounce around the living room or tap your feet. 這首歌很瑯瑯上口，它讓你在客厛裡跳躍或者用腳打拍子。

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. 竊聽(tīng) (電話(huà))

The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones. 政府通過(guò)了允許警察竊聽(tīng)電話(huà)的法律。

6. N-COUNT Tap is also a noun. 電話(huà)竊聽(tīng)

He assured us that we were not subjected to phone taps. 他曏我們保証我們不會(huì)遭到電話(huà)竊聽(tīng)。

7. PHRASE If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle. 從閥門(mén)流出[usu v-link PHR]

Filtered water is always on tap here. 在這兒，過(guò)濾過(guò)的水隨時(shí)可以從閥門(mén)流出。