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rapped

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词源

源自中古英语 'rapen'(敲击),可能与古北欧语 'rapa'(击打)有关。现代说唱音乐的意义源自20世纪70年代美国黑人文化。

verb

❶ 快速而有力地敲击某物,通常发出短促的声音。常用于描述敲门、敲桌子等动作。

“He rapped on the door three times before entering.”

(他敲了三下门才进来。)

“The teacher rapped her ruler on the desk to get attention.”

(老师用尺子敲了敲桌子让大家注意。)

❶ 表演说唱音乐,以押韵的歌词配合节奏说话或演唱。这是现代音乐中常见的表演形式。

“He rapped about his childhood struggles in the song.”

(他在歌中说唱了自己童年的挣扎。)

“The artist rapped so fast that few could understand the lyrics.”

(这位艺术家说唱得太快了,几乎没人能听懂歌词。)

同义词:knocked, tapped, rapped out, performed rap, spoke rhythmically

常见短语

rapped out — 快速而清晰地说话或表达,通常指以类似说唱的方式快速说出。

“She rapped out the instructions so quickly that I missed half of them.”

(她飞快地说出指示,以至于我漏听了一半。)