clap

verb

/klæp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they clap	/klæp/ /klæp/
he / she / it claps	/klæps/ /klæps/
past simple clapped	/klæpt/ /klæpt/
past participle clapped	/klæpt/ /klæpt/
-ing form clapping	/ˈklæpɪŋ/ /ˈklæpɪŋ/

Idioms

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[intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve of or have enjoyed something鼓掌，拍手（表示赞许或欣赏）
- The audience cheered and clapped.观众又是喝彩又是鼓掌。
- clap somebody/something Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize.我们上前领奖时，大家都为我们鼓掌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- enthusiastically
- excitedly
- loudly
- …
phrases
- clap and cheer
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[intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together拍手；击掌
- Everyone clapped in time to the music.大家合着音乐的节奏拍手。
- clap your hands She clapped her hands in delight.她高兴地拍起手来。
- He clapped his hands for silence.他拍手要大家安静下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- enthusiastically
- excitedly
- loudly
- …
phrases
- clap and cheer
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[transitive] clap somebody on the back/shoulder to lightly hit somebody with your open hand, usually in a friendly way（常指友好地）轻拍某人的背（或肩）
- ‘Cheer up Tony,’ I said, and clapped him on the shoulder.“振奋起来吧，托尼。”我说，轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。
[transitive] clap something/somebody + adv./prep. to put something/somebody somewhere quickly and suddenly急速放置
- ‘Oh dear!’ she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth.“哎呀！” 她叫道，急急用手捂住了嘴。
- to clap somebody in irons/jail/prison迅速把某人关进监狱
- In the old days they would have clapped you in jail for that.以前他们会因此把你关进监狱。

Word Originverb Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. Sense (1) dates from late Middle English.

Idioms

clap/lay/set eyes on somebody/something

(informal) (usually used in negative sentences通常用于否定句) to see somebody/something看见；注意到
- I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks.我几周没见到他们了。
- I hope I never set eyes on this place again!我希望永远不再见到这个地方！
- Tom fell in love the moment he laid eyes on her.汤姆对她一见钟情。

clap

noun

/klæp/

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[singular] an act of clapping the hands; the sound this makes鼓掌；拍手；掌声；拍手声
- Give him a clap! (= to praise somebody at the end of a performance)为他鼓掌吧！
- With a clap of his hands he ordered more food.他拍了下手又点了些吃的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- slow
verb + clap
- get
- give somebody
preposition
- clap for
phrases
- a clap of somebody’s hands
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[countable] a sudden loud noise砰然巨响；霹雳声
- a clap of thunder一声霹雳
(also the clap)
[uncountable] (informal) a disease of the sexual organs, caught by having sex with a person who already has the disease淋病 synonym gonorrhoea

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. Sense (1) dates from late Middle English. noun sense 3 late 16th cent.: from Old French clapoir ‘venereal bubo’.