tap
tap
英[tæp]美[tæp]
v.轻敲/拍/叩，利用，开发，窃听，委任，指定，敲节拍；
n.龙头，阀门，轻击/拍/敲，电话窃听；
复数：taps;
第三人称单数：taps;
过去式：tapped;
过去分词：tapped;
现在分词：tapping;
例句
Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap.把水管接在龙头上, 打开水龙头。
This tap is stiff; it won't turn on.这个龙头太紧, 拧不开。
The tap won't turn off and there is water all over the floor.水龙头关不上, 满地都是水。
Water splashed into the bucket from the tap.水从龙头里喷溅着注入水池。
He gave a tap at the microphone before speaking.他在讲话前先轻叩了一下扩音器。
The detectives put a tap on the suspect's telephone.侦察人员在嫌疑犯的电话上装窃听装置。
Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the water.把软管接在龙头上, 打开水龙头。
I have my own word processor and printer at home,so that everything I need is on tap.我家有自己的文字处理机和打印机,因此我需要什么就随时可以调用。
The hot water was springing out of the tap.热水不断地从水龙头中涌流出来。
The tap was dripping.水龙头在滴水。
英语六级真题
The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of Friends, a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Beyond the Antarctic treaties, huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources, like drifting icebergs that could jeopardise offshore platforms.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Even seemingly harmless details on a resume, it appears, can tap into recruiters' biases.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Tap women's economic potential.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文But once these plants use up their stored reserve or tap out the underground supply, they cease growing and start to die.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BCerling's team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional differences.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section CIntroducing a fundraising requirement for students does not help, as better-off children can tap up richer aunts and neighbours.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CWhile it may be impossible to prevent kids from drinking tap water that may contain trace amounts of chemicals, keeping kids away from lawns recently sprayed with chemicals and freshly dry-cleaned clothes can't hurt.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
龙头;阀门;旋塞
A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink.
例句
She turned on the taps.她打开了那些龙头。...a cold-water tap...冷水阀VERB
轻打;轻拍;轻叩
If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.
例句
He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...他敲了敲桌子，以平息抗议的喧闹声。Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋，让蛋壳开裂。VERB
(尤指听音乐时，用手指或脚)敲节拍，打拍子
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.
例句
The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.这首歌很动听，听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动，或是用脚打拍子。VERB
开发，发掘，利用(资源、形势)
If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
例句
He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业**家们不再抱希望的心情。The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million...公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。VERB
偷听，窃听，监听(电话)
If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.
例句
The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones...*府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。We suspected the telephone line was tapped.我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。PHRASE
(饮料)散装的，可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的
If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.
例句
Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.随时打开龙头都有过滤水，用起来很方便。PHRASE
可轻松获取;可随时使用
If something is on tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want.
例句
The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.团体度假的好处在于，要找人陪伴非常容易，想要独处也行。英汉词典释义
n.
塞子, 龙头
Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the water.把软管接在龙头上, 打开水龙头。电话窃听
The detectives put a tap on the suspect's telephone.侦察人员在嫌疑犯的电话上装窃听装置。轻敲, 轻拍
He gave a tap at the microphone before speaking.他在讲话前先轻叩了一下扩音器。电话窃听；搭线窃听
(补鞋的)掌子，鞋掌
(钉在踢踏舞鞋底尖或鞋跟上的)铁片；踢踏舞鞋
踢踏舞
[复数] 1). 【美*】熄灯号(声) 2). 【英*】吃饭号(声)
【语言学】一次接触声
vt.
割[打]开…取[放]液体
The bar tender tapped a new keg of beer.酒吧招待开了一桶新啤酒。The girls were tapping the rubber.姑娘们正在割橡胶。开发; 利用
We have enormous reserves of oil still waiting to be tapped.我们有巨大的石油矿藏在等待开发。窃听
The phones of important officials were tapped.*府要员们的电话遭到窃听。(从容器等)汲取(液体)
拔出(木桶)塞子或凿孔使(液体)流出
在(木桶、管道等上)装龙头(或旋塞)
vt. & vi.
轻拍, 轻敲
This music sets your feet tapping.这音乐能使你的双脚不由自主地跟着打拍子。在（树）上切口（导出液体）
vi.
轻声走
The pupils tapped across the room.学生们轻声地穿过房间。跳踢踏舞
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the sound made by a gentle blow
2. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
3. a gentle blow
4. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
6. a plug for a bunghole in a cask
7. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
8. a light touch or stroke
Verb
1. cut a female screw thread with a tap
2. draw from or dip into to get something;
"tap one's memory""tap a source of money"3. strike lightly;
"He tapped me on the shoulder"4. draw from; make good use of;
"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"5. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;
"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy""Is this hotel room bugged?"6. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it;
"tap a cask of wine"7. make light, repeated taps on a surface;
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"8. walk with a tapping sound
9. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes;
"Glover tapdances better than anybody"10. draw (liquor) from a tap;
"tap beer in a bar"11. pierce in order to draw a liquid from;
"tap a maple tree for its syrup""tap a keg of beer"12. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;
"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce""My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"行业词典
体育： 拍；强迫将吃；击打；垫步；
医学： 轻叩，快而轻的叩击；穿刺放液；
机械： 丝锥；加工圆柱形和圆锥形内螺纹的标准工具。；
电工： 抽头；
金融： 随时可购买的债券；*府债券；
