n. 1.膝;〔比喻〕怀抱,境遇。 2.(衣服的)下摆,裙兜,衣兜。 3.〔诗〕(山间的)凹地,山坳;(书等的)面。 4.养育所,休息处。 5.〔古语〕耳朵。 6.【体育】(跑道的)一圈;一段行程;工作阶段。 7.重叠部分,重叠量;【机械工程】余面。 8.【建筑】(瓦的)互搭,搭接。 9.(滚筒上绳索的)一圈;【纺织;印染】棉卷,毛卷。 10.掌管,范围。 短语和例子 have a baby on one's lap 把孩子放在膝上。 hold a child in [on] one's lap 把孩子抱在膝上。 drop [dump] the whole thing in [into] sb.'s lap 把事情都推在某人身上。 Everything falls into sb.'s lap. (某人)事事顺利。 (be [lie]) in the lap of the gods 在神的掌握之中,结果尚难预料。 in Fortune's lap = in the lap of Fortune 走运,运气好。 in nature's lap 在大自然的怀抱里。 in the lap of future 未来的事情,尚在未知之数。 in the lap of luxury 极尽奢华。 sit in the lap of 倒在…怀抱里。 throw oneself into the lap of 投入…的怀抱,投靠。 vt. (lapped lapping ) 1.包围,包住。 2.折叠,重叠,搭叠。 3.把…抱在膝上;把…爱护地怀抱着。 4.【纺织;印染】使(经过栉梳的棉花)成卷。 5.赛跑时比(某人)领先…圈;跑完(全程的)。 lap oneself in a blanket 用毯子裹住身体。 She was lapped in luxury. 她生活奢侈。 lap a wrist in a bandage 用纱布包住手腕。 lap the course 跑完全程。 lap roofslates 迭盖石板瓦。 vi. 1.被包住,围起。 2. 部分重叠,搭接;并排。 3.伸出,突出,露出。 4.跑完全程。 短语和例子 Joy lapped over her. 她沉浸于欢乐中。 lap over 重叠。 (His reign laps over into the sixteenth century. 他的统治延至十六世纪)。 n. 1.舔;舔一次的分量;一舔。 2.(波浪的)拍打声。 3.〔俚语〕淡饮料。 短语和例子 take a lap at 舔一下。 vt. (-pp-) 1.舔,舔食。 2.拼命吃[喝]。 3.爱听(奉承话)。 4.(波浪)拍打。 短语和例子 Cats lap water. 猫舔水。 The sea laps the base of the cliff. 海浪拍打悬崖的底部。 vi. 1.舔,舔食。 2.(波浪)拍打。 短语和例子 lap up [down] 1. (贪婪地)舔光,喝干。 2. 欣然接受;热切倾听。 n. (磨宝石等的)磨盘,研磨机。 vt.,vi. (-pp-) 用磨盘磨;研磨,磨光。
touching with the tongue; "the dog''s laps were warm and wet" 同义词:lick,
movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" 同义词:circle, circuit,
a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" 同义词:overlap,
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" 同义词:lap covering,
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" 同义词:lave, wash,
take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother''s breast" 同义词:lap up, lick,
pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" 同义词:lick,
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" 同义词:swish, swosh, swoosh,
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
A lap is a surface created between the knee and hips of a bipedal being when it is in a seated or lying down position.
例句与用法
1.
The racer lapped at unprecedented speed . 跑车以空前的速度跑完全程。
2.
Her white wool gloves lay in her lap . 她的一副白羊毛手套则放在膝上。
3.
He lapped himself in a warm blanket . 他把自己裹在温暖的毯子中。
4.
The champion lapped him at the mile . 在一英里赛跑中,冠军超过了他一整圈。
5.
He came over, put his head in my lap . 他走了过来,把他的头枕在我的裙子上。
6.
I lapped a bandage around the wrist . 我用绷带将手腕包起来。
7.
My legs failed me and i wasn't able to run the last lap . 最后一圈跑不动了。
8.
He would hear the lap of canes and crutches . 他会听到手杖和拐杖触地的声音。
9.
He was reared in the lap of luxury . 他在奢侈的环境中长大。
10.
She carried a raggedy ann doll on her lap . 她双膝上抱着一个拉格弟安布娃娃。