noun🔗Share塞子，栓。 A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask."The brewer hammered the taps firmly into the barrels to seal them before shipping. "酿酒师在装运前，把木栓牢牢地敲进桶里，以封住桶口。utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水龙头，阀门 A device used to dispense liquids."Example Sentence: "The restaurant has taps for different kinds of beer." "这家餐厅有各种啤酒的水龙头。deviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share啤酒，酒水。 Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor."a liquor of the same tap"同一品牌的啤酒drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share酒吧， 啤酒馆 A place where liquor is drawn for drinking."The bar boasted a wide selection of local craft beers on its taps. "这家酒吧的啤酒龙头有很多当地精酿啤酒可供选择。drinkplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share丝锥 A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)"The mechanic used a set of taps to create the threads inside the hole so he could screw in the bolt. "那个机械师用一套丝锥在孔内攻丝，这样他就可以拧入螺栓了。technicalmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分接头, 连接器 A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it."The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length."由于管道沿线有太多不明智的分接头, 系统几乎无法维持压力。utilitytechnologyelectrictechnicalmachineenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share窃听, 监听. An interception of communication by authority."The police confirmed the wiretaps on the suspected criminals' phones were authorized by a judge. "警方证实，对嫌疑犯电话的窃听已获得法官授权。governmentlawcommunicationpolicetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share窃听器，监听装置 A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls."The detective found illegal taps on the phone lines in the suspect's apartment. "侦探在嫌疑犯的公寓里发现了非法安装在电话线上的窃听器。technologydevicecommunicationelectronicspoliceinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share穿刺，抽取术 A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity."abdominal tap"腹腔穿刺术medicinephysiologybodyanatomyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share装上活塞, 安装龙头 To furnish with taps."If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"如果我们给枫树装上活塞，就能得到枫糖浆了！utilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share提取，汲取 To draw off liquid from a vessel."He tapped a new barrel of beer."他打开了一个新啤酒桶，从中取酒。utilitydrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share榨取，耗尽. To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out."The hot weather really taps our energy by the end of the day. "一天下来，炎热的天气真的会耗尽我们的精力。utilityactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share利用，开发。 To exploit."Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."商家们正在努力开发青年市场。businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窃听, 监听. To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection."The police suspect someone taps their phone lines to listen to their conversations. "警方怀疑有人窃听他们的电话线，以监听他们的对话。technologycommunicationdevicepoliceinternetelectronicstechnicalmediasignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窃听，偷听。 To intercept a communication without authority."He was known to tap cable television."据说他曾经私自接线窃看有线电视。communicationtechnologylawpoliceinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share攻丝，套丝 To cut an internal screw thread."Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."对这个孔进行完全攻丝，攻M3的螺纹。technicalmachineindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横置，翻面 To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).""Maria taps her Elf card after she uses its special power, so everyone knows it can't be used again this turn." "玛丽亚在使用她的精灵卡牌的特殊能力后，会把这张牌横置，这样大家就知道这回合它不能再用了。gamesportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share揩油, 央求 To cadge, borrow or beg.""He always taps me for a dollar when he forgets his lunch money." "他总是忘带午饭钱，然后就来揩我的油，跟我借一块钱。actionwordbusinessfinancecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share穿刺放液 To drain off fluid by paracentesis."The doctor taps the patient's abdomen to remove excess fluid. "医生给病人腹部做穿刺放液，以移除多余的液体。medicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share物色，发掘。 To advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club."Trump interviewed Mueller for FBI job day before he was tapped for special counsel."特朗普在物色穆勒担任特别检察官的前一天，曾面试过穆勒，想让他担任联邦调查局局长。joborganizationbusinesspositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share轻拍, 轻打. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat."When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around."当史蒂夫感到肩膀上被人轻轻拍了一下时，他转过身来。actionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share点击，轻触 The act of touching a touch screen."The app registered all of my taps on the screen, even the accidental ones. "这个应用记录了我屏幕上所有的点击，甚至是那些不小心碰到的。technologycomputinginternetcommunicationelectronicsdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鞋掌，鞋底补丁 A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel."The cobbler glued new taps onto the worn heels of my favorite boots. "鞋匠把新的鞋掌/鞋底补丁粘在了我最喜欢的靴子磨损的后跟上。materialwearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share熄灯号, 就寝号 A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed; usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo."After a long day of training exercises at the army base, the sound of taps signaled that it was time for all the soldiers to turn off their lights and go to sleep. "在军队基地经过一整天的训练演习后，熄灯号一响，就表示所有士兵该关灯睡觉了。militarysoundcommunicationsignaltimetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share闪音， 轻击音 A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ɾ] in the standard American English pronunciation of body.""Linguistics students study the different taps that can occur in American English pronunciation, such as the sound of 'tt' in 'butter'." "语言学专业的学生研究美式英语发音中可能出现的各种闪音/轻击音，比如 “butter” 一词中 “tt” 的发音。phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share轻拍，轻敲。 To strike lightly."She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."她轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀，想引起他的注意。actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share轻拍， 轻敲。 To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly."He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table."他太紧张了，开始用手指在桌子上轻轻地敲起来。bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share轻敲，轻拍。 To make a sharp noise."The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane."微风中摇曳的树，开始轻轻拍打窗玻璃，发出轻微的声响。soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share点击, 轻触 To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen."She taps her phone to open the email application. "她轻点手机屏幕，打开了邮件应用。technologyelectronicscomputinginternetdevicecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share委派，任命。 To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'."The coach taps Maria to be the team captain for the next game. "教练委派玛丽亚担任下一场比赛的队长。organizationjobactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share上，搞，肏 To have sexual intercourse with."I would tap that hot girl over there."我真想上那个辣妹。sexbodyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拍打认输，认输拍地 To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly."The student tapped to signal he was defeated in the debate competition. "这个学生在辩论赛中拍打认输，示意自己输了。sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share认输，拍地认输 To force (an opponent) to submit."The wrestler taps his opponent, signaling that he gives up. "那个摔跤手拍打他的对手，表示他认输了。sportactionmilitarygameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share钉鞋底，钉鞋掌 To put a new sole or heel on."to tap shoes"钉鞋底wearjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share踢踏舞 A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks"The dancer's energetic routine ended with a flourish of fast taps that echoed through the theater. "舞者充满活力的表演在最后以一连串快速的踢踏舞步华丽收尾，舞步声在剧院里回荡。danceentertainmentmusiccultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
