clap

• vi. 鼓掌，拍手；啪地关上
• vt. 拍手，鼓掌；轻轻拍打某人
• n. 鼓掌；拍手声
• n. (Clap)人名；(西、英)克拉普

拟声词，模仿鼓掌的声音。

clap (v.)

Old English clæppan "to throb, beat," common Germanic, echoic (cognate with Old Frisian klapa "to beat," Old Norse klappa, Old High German klaphon, German klappen, Old Saxon klapunga). Meaning "to strike or knock" is from c. 1300. Meaning "to make a sharp noise" is late 14c. Of hands, to beat them together to get attention or express joy, from late 14c. To clap (someone) on the back is from 1520s. Related: Clapped; clapping.

clap (n.1)

"loud noise," c. 1200, from clap (v.). Of thunder, late 14c. Meaning "sudden blow" is from c. 1400; meaning "noise made by slapping the palms of the hands together" is from 1590s.

clap (n.2)

"gonorrhea," 1580s, of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle English clapper "rabbit-hole," from Old French clapoire (Modern French clapier), originally "rabbit burrow" (of uncertain origin), but given a slang extension to "brothel" and also the name of a disease of some sort. In English originally also a verb, "to infect with clap." Related: Clap-doctor.

1. Let's give the children a big clap.

让我们为孩子们热烈鼓掌.

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2. The captain ordered his men to clap on more sail.

船长命令船员多张帆.

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3. Let's give her a big clap.

我们给她用力鼓掌.

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4. She's a good singer. Let's clap her on.

她歌唱得好, 咱们鼓掌欢迎她来一个.

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5. She gives him a clap on the back.

她在他的背上拍了一下.

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