clapping

1. VERB 鼓掌;拍手;拍巴掌
   When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
   1. The men danced and the women clapped...
      男人们跳舞，女人们拍手。
   2. Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order...
      米奇拍手示意他们安静下来。
   3. Londoners came out on to the pavement to wave and clap the marchers.
      伦敦居民从家里涌到人行道上，向游行队伍挥手、鼓掌。
   4. Clap is also a noun.
      
   5. Let's give the children a big clap.
      让我们为孩子们热烈鼓掌。
2. VERB 快速而有力地放置
   If you clap your hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly.
   1. I clapped a hand over her mouth.
      我用一只手迅速地捂住她的嘴。
3. VERB 轻拍(背或肩膀)
   If you clap someone on the back or on the shoulder, you hit their back or shoulder with your hand in a friendly way.
   1. While Onassis might clap a friend on the back, Niarchos would extend a businesslike hand.
      奥纳西斯可能会拍拍朋友的后背，可尼亚尔霍斯却会公事公办地伸出手来。
4. 霹雳声;炸雷；响雷
   A clap of thunder is a sudden and loud noise of thunder.
5. to clap eyes on someone → see: eye

1. Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment
   鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
2. A little knot of men stood clapping.
   一小群人站在那儿鼓掌。
3. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
   观众们出奇地安静，只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。
4. Clapping and cheering filled the air.
   掌声和欢呼声洋溢空际。
5. The baby was crying. I was crying. The nurses were clapping.
   孩子在哭，我也在哭，护士们在鼓掌。
6. They look small like ants, but we can hear them clapping.
   他们看起来像小小的蚂蚁，但我们能听到他们的掌声。
7. When the fans saw their favourite stars waving to them, they couldn't stop clapping and screaming.
   当歌迷们看到他们喜欢的明星向自己挥手时，他们不停地鼓掌，尖叫。
8. I see a clapping coach.
   我看见一个拍手的教练。
9. Only if just one opponent is clapping should you persist.
   只有在只有一个对手在鼓掌的情况下，你才应该坚持。
10. I'm clapping because you stink.
    我鼓掌是因为你身上发出臭味。
11. We frightened the birds away by waving and clapping our hands.
    我们挥手击掌把鸟吓跑了。
12. Clapping at referees and shrugging when he scores doesn't do it for me.
    在裁判和掌声时，他耸耸肩分数不这样做对我来说。
13. Ask your friend to clap his hands. Cover your ears. Can you hear your friend clapping?
    请你的朋友拍拍手，捂住你的耳朵，你能听到你朋友的拍手声吗？
14. They were clapping and jumping up and down, cheering me in greeting.
    他们在拍手、下跳跃，向我欢呼、候。
15. He is playing his favourite song and everyone is listening and clapping.
    他演奏他最喜爱的歌曲而且每个人都在聆听并为他鼓掌。
16. The rampant clapping has been broken out of people.
    人们爆发了疯狂的掌声。
17. The band played a familiar tune which had everyone clapping along.
    乐队奏出了一支熟悉的曲调，每个人都跟着一起拍手。
18. And when I look into your eyes, I hear dolphins clapping.
    每次凝望你的眼，我都听到海豚的鼓掌声。
19. Flying a kite and singing and clapping.
    放一个风筝和唱歌还有拍手。
20. He was on his feet clapping loudly.
    他站起来大声地鼓掌。
21. In the distance was heard the clapping of hands and the shouts of the people.
    在远处，能听见鼓掌声和人们的呼喊声。
22. Wow, would I love to do that! I imagined myself performing before a clapping audience.
    哇噢，我真希望自己也能那样做！我想象着自己在表演，面前的观众在鼓掌。
23. The audience were clapping and stamping in unison.
    观众一起在拍手和跺脚。
24. The audience showed their enthusiasm by wild clapping and shouting.
    观众们以热烈的掌声和喊叫表达了他们狂热的情感。
25. "Were you clapping your hands at me?" he asked.
    “你刚才是在向我拍手吗？”他问道。
26. He cut the discussion short by clapping loudly.
    他大声鼓掌，打断了讨论。
27. Your clapping is tearing us apart.
    你们的鼓掌把我们分崩离析了。
28. Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead.
    爸爸说，用手拍了拍自己的脑门儿。
29. Laughter and clapping Now I knew I'd get9% of the audience with that, but.
    笑声及掌声现在有了它，我就赢得百分之九的观众了。
30. The movie is so wonderful that I can't help clapping.
    这部电影如此精彩以至于我情不自禁鼓掌。

noun

1. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

   Synonym:    applausehand clapping