tap

noun

1. a light touch or stroke

Synonym: patdab

2. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

Synonym: wiretap

3. a plug for a bunghole in a cask

Synonym: spigot

4. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

5. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

6. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

Synonym: water faucetwater taphydrant

7. the sound made by a gentle blow

Synonym: patrap

8. a gentle blow

Synonym: rapstrike

verb

1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something
request urgently or persistently

e.g. Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities

Synonym: solicitbeg

2. draw from
make good use of

e.g. we must exploit the resources we are given wisely

Synonym: exploit

3. strike lightly

e.g. He tapped me on the shoulder

Synonym: tip

4. cut a female screw thread with a tap

5. pierce in order to draw a liquid from

e.g. tap a maple tree for its syrup
tap a keg of beer

6. draw (liquor) from a tap

e.g. tap beer in a bar

7. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

e.g. Glover tapdances better than anybody

Synonym: tapdance

8. walk with a tapping sound

9. make light, repeated taps on a surface

e.g. he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently

Synonym: rapknockpink

10. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

e.g. The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
Is this hotel room bugged?

Synonym: wiretapinterceptbug

11. draw from or dip into to get something

e.g. tap one's memory
tap a source of money

12. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

e.g. tap a cask of wine

1. 龙头;阀门;旋塞
A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink.

e.g. She turned on the taps.
她打开了那些龙头。
e.g. ...a cold-water tap...
冷水阀

2. 轻打;轻拍;轻叩
If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.

e.g. He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...
他敲了敲桌子，以平息抗议的喧闹声。
e.g. Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...
用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋，让蛋壳开裂。

3. (尤指听音乐时，用手指或脚)敲节拍，打拍子
If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music.

tap

e.g. The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.
这首歌很动听，听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动，或是用脚打拍子。

4. 开发，发掘，利用(资源、形势)
If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.

tap什么意思

e.g. He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...
他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。
e.g. The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million...
公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。

5. 偷听，窃听，监听(电话)
If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.

e.g. The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones...
政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。
e.g. We suspected the telephone line was tapped.
我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。

6. (饮料)散装的，可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的
If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.

e.g. Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.
随时打开龙头都有过滤水，用起来很方便。

7. 可轻松获取;可随时使用
If something is on tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want.

e.g. The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.
团体度假的好处在于，要找人陪伴非常容易，想要独处也行。

相关词组：tap out

1. 分接头：主要是利用故障电流设定过电流电驿之电流分接头(Tap)设定值,并绘制其特性曲线以便电驿快速设定,及分析电驿受负载模型的影响. 研究结果显示以PTI本研究共分两部份:(1)当电力系统故障时,利用故障电流判断那些负载模型会使过电流电驿误动作;

2. 螺丝攻：微电脑自动控制-精密自动攻牙机 >>主轴1回转1牙距的精密自动进给机构 A.精密的A.B.牙距齿轮使其进给与回程时之1回转与螺丝攻(Tap)之牙距精确同步,未熟练者操作时,其产品同样是精良无暇疵,不会造成乳牙或牙峰不均匀之现象.

3. tap：tandem affinty purification; 串联亲和纯化

4. tap：transporter associated with antigen processing; 抗原加工转运体

5. tap：test of academic proficiency; 学业精熟测验

6. tap：transporter in antigen processing; 编码转肽蛋白