Word familynounclapperclapperingclappingclapboardclapbreadclapnetclapometerclapperboardclapperboyclapperclawerclaptrapclaptrapperyclapadjectiveclapped-outverbclapperclaw
The couple were cheered and clapped on their arrival.
这对夫妇抵达时人群为他们欢呼鼓掌。
The audience clapped politely but without much enthusiasm.
观众礼貌地鼓了掌,但并不热烈。
2[transitiveT] if you clap your hands, you hit your hands together a few times to attract someone’s attention or to show that you are pleased 〔为引起注意或表示高兴而〕击(掌),拍(手)
Narouz clapped his hands and a servant entered.
纳鲁兹拍了拍手,一名佣人走了进来。
Mandy laughed and clapped her hands in delight.
曼迪笑了,高兴得拍起手来。
3[transitiveT] to put your hand on something quickly and firmly 快速用力把手放到〔某物上面〕
‘Mick!’ She clapped her hand over her mouth. ‘I’d forgotten!’
“米克!”她突然用手捂住了嘴,“我忘了!”
Ben grinned and clapped me amiably on the shoulder.
本咧嘴笑了笑,友好地拍了拍我的肩膀。
4clap eyes on somebody/somethingSEEBritish EnglishBrE informal to see someone or something, especially when you did not expect to 〔尤指意外地〕看见某人/某物
Mark had loved the house from the moment he clapped eyes on it.
马克一看到这房子就喜欢上了。
Examples from the Corpus
clap eyes on somebody/something• Even so I was surprised to know that Louise has never clapped eyes on her.• And that's another thing, none of us have clapped eyes on him.• Peter Moores impresses more with bat and gloves every time I clap eyes on him.• But before I clap eyes on his miserable face, I intend to down as many cups of sack as I can!• I need you so much at times that I wish, sincerely wish I'd never clapped eyes on you.
5.clap somebody in prison/jail/ironsliteraryKEEP somebody IN A PLACE to suddenly put someone in prison or chains 把某人投进监狱
clapped ... hand over• Dadclapped his hands over his cheeks when the thunderboltstruck.• They were just slowly crawling around. lclapped my hands over them.
give somebody a clap• When they stop I give them a clap, but no one else does.• I give her a clap and turn round.
clap of thunder• There is a clap of thunder and the gardendisappears.• Suddenly we nearly jumped out of our skins as there was an incredibleclap of thunder.• Some ten seconds later, we heard the clap of thunder.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CLAP | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big熱烈的掌聲➤slow緩緩的掌聲VERB + CLAP➤get獲得掌聲▸➤give sb給某人鼓掌PREPOSITION➤clap for為⋯的鼓掌◇A big clap for our last contestant!為我們最後一位參賽者熱烈鼓掌!PHRASES➤a clap of sb's hands某人拍手◇With a clap of his hands he ordered more food.他拍了下手又點了些吃的。clap