lap
noun
verb
læp
noun
1
the
upper
part
of
your
legs
when
you
are
sitting
down
〔坐着时的〕大腿部;
on
sb’s
lap
Shannon
sat
on
her
mother’s
lap.
香农坐在她妈妈的腿上。
in
sb’s
lap
His
hands
were
folded
in
his
lap.
他双手合拢，放在腿上。
2
a
single
journey
around
a
race
track
〔跑道的〕一圈
BrE AmE
Rubens
Barrichello
finished
a
lap
ahead
of
his
team-mate.
鲁本斯．巴里切罗领先队友一圈跑完全程。
lap
of
honour
The
entire
team
took
a
victory
lap
in
front
of
their
cheering
fans.
全队在欢呼的球迷面前绕场一周庆祝胜利。
3
a
single
journey
from
one
end
of
a
swimming
pool
to
another
[美] 〔游泳池的〕一趟游程
AmE
do/run/swim
a
lap
Every
morning
she
swims
50
laps
in
the
pool.
她每天早上都要在游泳池里游 50 个来回。
4
PART OF JOURNEY
部分旅程
a
part
of
a
long
journey
长途旅行中的一段; SYNleg
[+
of
]
The
last
lap
of
their
journey
was
by
ship.
他们旅程的最后一段是坐船。
5
in the lap of luxury
having
an
easy
and
comfortable
life
with
a
lot
of
money,
possessions
etc
生活优裕，养尊处优
She
wasn’t
used
to
living
in
the
lap
of
luxury
.
她不习惯养尊处优。
6
in the lap of the gods
if
the
result
of
something
is
in
the
lap
of
the
gods,
you
do
not
know
what
will
happen
because
it
depends
on
things
you
cannot
control
[英] 在神的掌控之中，未来之事难以预料
BrE
verb
7
if
water
laps
something
or
laps
against
something
such
as
the
shore
or
a
boat,
it
moves
against
it
or
hits
it
in
small
waves
〔波浪〕轻轻拍打，冲刷
I,T
[+
against/over
etc
]
The
waves
lapped
gently
against
the
rocks.
波浪轻轻地拍打岩石。
The
tide
was
lapping
the
harbour
wall.
潮水拍打着港口的防汛墙。
8
lap up
also
又作
if
an
animal
laps
water,
milk
etc,
it
drinks
it
by
putting
its
tongue
into
it
〔动物〕舔饮
T
9
to
pass
a
competitor
in
a
race
who
is
one
complete
lap
behind
you
领先〔另一竞赛者〕一圈
T
Erik
Gomas
spun
off
the
track
when
trying
to
lap
Andrew
Scott.
埃里克．戈马斯在赛道上疾驰，试图领先安德鲁．斯科特一圈。
She
could
hear
the
soft
lapping
of
the
sea.
她能听到海浪轻柔的拍打声。
10
to
enjoy
something
without
worrying
about
whether
it
is
good,
true
etc
〔不分良莠地〕欣然接受
She’s
lapping
up
all
the
attention
she’s
getting.
对于大家的关注，她照单全收。
The
humour
was
lapped
up
by
an
appreciative
crowd.
有欣赏力的听众爱听这样的幽默。
11
if
an
animal
laps
up
water,
milk
etc,
it
drinks
it
by
putting
its
tongue
into
it
〔动物〕舔饮
The
cat
began
to
lap
up
the
milk.
猫咪开始舔食牛奶。