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slaps

UK //slæps//US //slæps//

词源

源自古英语'slæppan'(击打),与低地德语'slapp'(拍打声)同源,拟声词演变而来。俚语用法始于20世纪后期嘻哈文化。

verb

❶ 用手掌快速击打某物或某人,通常发出响亮的声音。可以表示惩罚、攻击或单纯的动作。

“She slaps the table angrily when she loses the game.”

(她输掉比赛时生气地拍打桌子。)

“The teacher slaps the ruler on the desk to get students' attention.”

(老师用尺子拍打桌面以引起学生注意。)

同义词:hit, strike, smack

noun

❶ 指用手掌击打的动作或声音,也可以形容某些物品拍打的声响。

“I heard a loud slap from the next room.”

(我听到隔壁房间传来响亮的拍打声。)

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

(纱门啪嗒一声把我吵醒了。)

同义词:blow, whack, crack

adjective

❶ (俚语)形容某事物非常出色、令人兴奋或酷炫,尤其在音乐或流行文化中使用。

“This new song slaps! I can't stop listening to it.”

(这首新歌太棒了!我停不下来一直听。)

“Your outfit today absolutely slaps.”

(你今天的穿搭简直帅炸了。)

同义词:awesome, fire, dope

常见短语

slap on the wrist — 象征性的轻微惩罚,通常指对错误行为的宽容处理。

“He only got a slap on the wrist for breaking the rules.”

(他违反规定只受到了轻微处罚。)

slap in the face — 比喻令人感到侮辱或背叛的行为,就像被当面打耳光一样。

“Getting passed over for promotion was a real slap in the face.”

(被跳过晋升机会真是当头一棒。)