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slap

UK /slæp/US /slæp/

词源

源自中古低地德语 'slapp' 或荷兰语 'slap',意为'击打',最早记录于17世纪。

verb

❶ 用手掌快速击打某人或某物,通常发出响亮的声音,可能带有惩罚或侮辱的意味。

“She slapped him across the face for being rude.”

(她因为他的无礼而扇了他一耳光。)

“He slapped the table angrily to get everyone's attention.”

(他生气地拍打桌子以引起大家的注意。)

同义词:hit, strike, smack, spank, whack

noun

❶ 用手掌快速击打的动作或声音,也可指类似拍打的声音或动作。

“He gave her a playful slap on the back.”

(他开玩笑地拍了一下她的背。)

“The slap of the screen door woke me up.”

(纱门啪的一声把我吵醒了。)

同义词:blow, hit, smack, spank, cuff

常见短语

slap on the wrist — 轻微的惩罚或警告,通常指对错误行为的象征性处罚,力度很轻。

“The company only got a slap on the wrist for polluting the river.”

(该公司因污染河流只受到了轻微的处罚。)

slap in the face — 侮辱或令人失望的行为,感觉像是被人当面打了一巴掌。

“Not getting the promotion was a real slap in the face after all my hard work.”

(在努力工作后没有得到晋升,这真是令人失望的打击。)