clap

UK:  [klæp]

US:  [klæp]

复数：claps  现在分词：clapping  过去式：clapped  

v.

1.发出噼拍声[碰撞声]

2.拍,轻拍;拍打;轻敲

3.拍手

4.振(翼),拍(翅膀)

5.拍地关上[碰上,装上]

6.鼓(掌),鼓掌

7.急促地放;急忙处理

8.按;捂,掩

9.自鸣得意

10.摆动

n.

1.拍手(喝彩),鼓掌;轻拍

2.噼拍声;破裂声

3.掌声

4.霹雳声

5.〔俚语〕淋病

1 . I suppose I expected a bit of a clap before the match, then a proper, hard game of football with some jokes and songs along the way.
大概我是希望开场前有一点掌声，然后是一场激烈却伴随玩笑和歌声的比赛。

2 . After, I started to ask him if he'd liked the story, a giggle rising in my throat, when Hassan began to clap.
完了之后，我嘴里咯咯笑着，问他是否喜欢这个故事，哈桑拍手叫好。

3 . as if they were stones. On seeing this, the boys would laugh loudly and clap. They would go home and tell everyone the story of the turtles.
它们看起来就如石头一般。孩子一看见这种情形，就拍手大笑。他们回家后就把海龟的趣事告诉每一个人。

4 . Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
人要向他拍掌，并要发叱声，使他离开本处。

5 . "Clap your hands, one against the other, " the conceited man now directed him. The little prince clapped his hands.
爱虚荣的人向小王子建议道：“你用一只手去拍另一只手。”