2[transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT to put something down on a surface with force, especially when you are angry 〔尤指生气时〕啪的一声放下,重重地放下
Giles slapped his cards down on the table.
贾尔斯把手里的牌啪的一声摔在桌上。
3.slap somebody on the backto hit someone on the back in a friendly way, often as a way of praising them 拍拍某人的背〔通常表示称赞〕
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slap somebody on the back• Forbes slapped me on the back.• In those days it was considered bad form even to slap you on the back.• She slapped him on the back.• He rushed over and slapped me on the back as I lifted a highball to my lips.• She intended to slap Elisabeth on the back, but she was too late.• I go to slap her on the back but she waves my arm away impatiently.• Jack said, and he slapped Streeter on the back of the head with his gun hand.
4[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HIT/BUMP INTO to hit a surface with a lot of force, making a loudsharp sound 啪啪地撞击,拍击
slap against
Small waves slapped against the side of the boat.
细浪拍击着船舷。
5.slap somebody downphrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrECRITICIZEto rudely tell someone that their suggestions, questions, ideas etc are stupid 粗暴地批评,训斥
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slap down• She even tried denyingknowing what I was talking about, but I slapped her down.• She wants to prove him wrong so she can slap me down.• Mr Cheney promptly slapped him down for speaking out of turn, which had more to do with Pentagon power play than strategy.• Better than being big-headed, the thing UncleMax was always slapping me down for.• Bernard would lieawake for hourswaging his nightlybattle with carnality, slapping it down, groaning.• He slapped a stone down, in the cornernearest him on the right.• Again he slapped his hand down on the book.• Beyond the door, Mother Bombie's feet in soft felt slippers could be heard slapping angrily down the stairs.
6slap something ↔ onphrasal verbphr v informal
a)PUTto put or spread something quickly or carelessly onto a surface 匆匆地涂,草草地抹
She ran upstairs and slapped on some make-up.
她跑上楼,匆匆上了点妆。
slap something on something
We could slap some paint on it.
我们可以在上面刷点漆。
b)ADDto suddenly announce a new charge, tax etc or say that something is not allowed – used especially when you think this is unfair 强制实行〔尤用于认为不公平时〕
Many tour operators slap on supplements for single people.
许多旅游公司向独行游客强行收取额外费用。
slap something on something
In 1977, the president slapped a ban on the commercial reprocessing of nuclear fuel.
1977年,总统突然颁布禁令,禁止核燃料的商用再处理。
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slap• She slapped a bubble-syringe into the hair at the base of the girl's neck where the mark wouldn't show.• She lay on her bed and after a while heard Betty come in again, slapping at her cheeks and arms.• I think she had a feeling I might suddenly leap up and start slapping her around.• The steam, the heat, rose up and slapped her in the face.• She slapped him across the face and stormed out of the room.• I was so angry I wanted to slap him.• Dora slapped his face and ran home.• That hurt him almost as much as when I slapped his face for not letting me escape.• She slapped me when I tried to wipe it up, but I swear she winked at me.• He slapped my back and said, Maybe so.• Mrs. Williams slapped the children's hands away from the candy.• A hand raised to slap would send her into hystericalgiggles; she knew it would never be delivered.
1HIT[countableC] a quick hit with the flat part of your hand 一巴掌;一掴 → punch
Julia gave Roy a slap on the cheek.
朱莉娅扇了罗伊一个耳光。
2.a slap in the faceOFFENDan action that seems to be deliberately intended to offend or upset someone, especially someone who has tried very hard to do something 侮辱,打击
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a slap in the face• But choosing that particular moment to do it was a rebuff as callous and shocking as a slap in the face.• It is a slap in the face and an insult.• Barnes's decision therefore came as somewhat of a slap in the face to these well rehearsed points.• And make no mistake: He considers the Padres' offer a slap in the face -- even mimicking such a blow.• Gwynn considered the salary they were offering a slap in the face.
3.a slap on the wristPUNISHa punishment that you think is not severe enough 轻微的惩罚
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a slap on the wrist• They just gave him a slap on the wrist then and that enabled him to go out and kill my husband.• So instead of a slap on the wrist I got promoted to high-flying executivesymptoms.• In the past, officers who mistreatedprisoners often received a mere slap on the wrist.• The fine was so low, it was little more than a slap on the wrist.
4.a slap on the backan action of hitting someone on the back in a friendly way, especially as a way of praising them 拍拍背〔尤表示称赞〕
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a slap on the back• a congratulatory slap on the back
slap• It could have been a slap.• If you don't behave yourself, you'll get a slap!• Sheilawoke Ted up with a slap across the face.• A slap on the neck brought him rudely out of his trance.• The sounds of thuds, screams and slaps come from below.• The harshquestion was like another slap in the face.• There was a starchydepartment head exchanginglow fives and complicated hand slaps with a kid who barely reached his knee.• They struggled until slaps and blows stopped them.
gave ... slap• They just gave him a slap on the wrist then and that enabled him to go out and kill my husband.