tapping

英 [ˈtæpɪŋ] 美 [ˈtæpɪŋ]

v.  轻敲; 轻拍; 轻叩; (用…)轻轻叩击; 利用,开发,发掘(已有的资源、知识等)
tap的现在分词

复数:tappings现在分词:tapping

化学

BNC.22579 / COCA.22550



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 龙头;阀门;旋塞
    A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink.
    1. She turned on the taps.
      她打开了那些龙头。
    2. ...a cold-water tap...
      冷水阀
    3. The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum.
      蜂蜜从鼓形圆桶底部的一个旋塞流出来。
  2. in AM, use 美国英语用 faucet

  3. VERB 轻打;轻拍;轻叩
    If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.
    1. He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...
      他敲了敲桌子,以平息抗议的喧闹声。
    2. Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...
      用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋,让蛋壳开裂。
    3. Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in...
      格雷丝轻轻敲了敲卧室的门,走了进去。
    4. There was a comfortable-looking clerk on duty, tapping away on a manual typewriter...
      有个神态安适的办事员在当班,在手动打字机上啪嗒啪嗒地打着字。
    5. To hold the carpet in place, it's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily.
      要想固定住地毯,临时钉些钉子是个好办法。
    6. Tap is also a noun.
    7. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.
      敲门声打断了他,萨莉·皮尔斯走了进来。
  4. VERB (尤指听音乐时,用手指或脚)敲节拍,打拍子
    If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music.
    1. The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.
      这首歌很动听,听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动,或是用脚打拍子。
  5. VERB 开发,发掘,利用(资源、形势)
    If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
    1. He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...
      他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。
    2. The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million...
      公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。
    3. The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan's rice market.
      坎贝尔羹汤公司表示,它将努力开发日本的大米市场。
  6. See also: The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones... We suspected the telephone line was tapped. phone-tapping wiretap
  7. PHRASE (饮料)散装的,可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的
    If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.
    1. Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.
      随时打开龙头都有过滤水,用起来很方便。
  8. PHRASE 可轻松获取;可随时使用
    If something is on tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want.
    1. The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.
      团体度假的好处在于,要找人陪伴非常容易,想要独处也行。

双语例句

  1. The music is used to forward the plot, not simply to keep the toes tapping.
    音乐用来推进情节发展,而不仅仅是保持节奏感。
  2. Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation.
    警方决定不就涉嫌窃听电话一事提出起诉。
  3. He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.
    他用手杖轻敲着腿。
  4. I woke up in the middle of the night and could hear a tapping on the window
    我半夜里醒来,听见有敲窗户的声音。
  5. There was a soft tapping on my door
    有人在轻轻地敲我的门。
  6. There was a comfortable-looking clerk on duty, tapping away on a manual typewriter
    有个神态安适的办事员在当班,在手动打字机上啪嗒啪嗒地打着字。
  7. Dermot joined her, his eyes on the dance floor, his fingers tapping out a rhythm on the table
    德莫特加入了她的行列,眼睛盯着舞池,手指在桌子上敲着节拍。
  8. They worked on the farm, tapping rubber trees.
    他们在这农场做割胶的工作。
  9. Life has a funny way of tapping us on the shoulder when we need to create change.
    生活以一种有趣的方式,在我们需要改变时轻拍我们的肩膀。
  10. You can still type the old way, tapping one key at a time.
    此外,你依然可以按老方法每次按一个键来打字。
  11. You can also optionally use light tapping instead of clicking, a common option on other laptops.
    你还可以选择使用光感应,而不是点击,这是其它笔记本电脑很常见的选项。
  12. Random tapping with varying force and speed is used to stir and smooth the meridians.
    用不同的力和速度来进行随意的敲击是用来刺激和舒缓经脉的。
  13. Tapping this resource is a powerful way of building national capacities.
    利用这种资源是建设国家能力的一种强有力的方法。
  14. Using tapping screw and slide hammer kit no.168.
    使用自攻螺钉和编号为168的滑锤套件。
  15. I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk.
    我听到他用手指轻叩桌子的声音。
  16. There's no rhythm to his tapping, and that makes you smile a bit.
    他的踏脚没什么节奏可言,而这让你扯开了一点微笑。
  17. Operations, such as reaming and tapping, are also classified as drilling.
    绞孔和攻丝也归类于钻孔。
  18. They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the man's cries.
    他们通过叩击烟囱倾听那人的喊叫声而确定了传出声音的那个烟囱。
  19. Our products are tapping screw, machine screw, wood screw, and wire rod.
    主导产品为各种自攻钉、机螺钉、木螺钉和线材改制。
  20. Helen and Anne worked hard using the tapping, and a form of Braille to communicate and to learn.
    安努力地教海伦用轻敲手背的方法学习,并使用盲人点字法进行交流和学习。
  21. Drilling, milling and tapping can be finished clamping one time.
    一次装夹可以完成钻孔,铣削,攻丝等加工工序;
  22. If you need help tapping into the subconscious mind, you can make an appointment with a hypnotherapist.
    如果你需要帮助,进入潜意识,你可以约一个催眠治疗师。
  23. In the midst of a rapid tapping sound in the keyboard, I returned to the desk to pick up a pen.
    在一阵急促的敲打键盘的声音中,我回到了书桌前,拿起了笔。
  24. Outsourcing and offshoring offer additional opportunities for tapping into the global jobs market.
    外包和海外转移为利用全球就业岗位市场提供了新的机遇。
  25. I am Anne Sullivan tapping out the secrets of the universe into the outstretched hand of Helen Keller.
    我是安妮·沙利文,把宇宙的秘密放入海伦·凯勒的手中和心里;
  26. Is that you've been illegally tapping your superior's phone.
    你在你上级的电话上作了不合法的手脚。
  27. You were just tapping on your keyboard, right?
    你只在敲键盘,对吗?
  28. The controlling system improves the machining efficiency and can deal with the emergent factors successfully in the tapping process.
    所设计的控制系统,提高了加工效率和对攻丝过程中突发因素的处理能力。
  29. This is a patented single column machine for drilling or for tapping.
    这是一台获得专利的单柱机,可以用来钻孔或攻丝。

英英释义

noun

  1. the sound of light blow or knock
    1. he heard the tapping of the man's cane