plural laps
plural laps
Learner's definition of LAP
[count]
: the area between the knees and the hips of a person who is sitting down(人坐着时臀部到膝盖之间的)大腿部 -
A child was sitting on his lap.一个孩子在他的大腿上坐着。
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She held the baby in/on her lap.她把宝宝放在自己大腿上。
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He kept his hands in/on his lap.他把双手放在大腿上。
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The students rested the books in/on their laps.学生们把书搁在大腿上。
drop/fall into your lap
informal or land in your lap
◊ If something good drops/falls into your lap or lands in your lap, it comes to you suddenly in an unexpected way even though you did not try to get it.意外获得良机
drop/dump (something) in/into/on your lap
informal
◊ If something is dropped/dumped in/into/on your lap, it is given to you suddenly even though you did not want it or expect it.突然将(某事)推给某人;突然将(某事)交由某人负责
in the lap of luxury
: in a situation of great ease, comfort, and wealth在优裕的环境中
in the lap of the gods
chiefly British
: not yet decided or certain难以确定的;非人力所能左右的 2 lap /ˈlæp/ verb
laps; lapped; lapping
laps; lapped; lapping
Learner's definition of LAP
[+ object]
1
: to cause (something) to partly cover something else使…部分重叠;使…互相搭接 —
often + over 2
: to go past (another racer who is one or more laps behind you)比(另一竞赛者)领先一圈或数圈 3 lap /ˈlæp/ noun
plural laps
plural laps
Learner's definition of LAP
[count]
1
: an act of going completely around a track or over a course when you are running, swimming, etc.跑道、泳道等的)一圈 -
The race is 12 laps long.赛程共12圈。
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With one lap remaining, the race was still close.比赛还剩最后一圈,选手之间仍然跟得很紧。
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the last/final lap of the race比赛的最后一圈
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(US) He was swimming/doing laps in the pool. [=he was swimming from one end of the pool to the other and then back again]他在泳池中来回地游。
◊ The winner of a race often takes a victory lap (US) or lap of honour (Brit) by going around the track or over the course alone one more time as a way to celebrate.(胜者用来庆祝胜利的)绕场一周
2
: a part of a journey一段旅程 4 lap /ˈlæp/ verb
laps; lapped; lapping
laps; lapped; lapping
Learner's definition of LAP
1
: to drink by licking with the tongue舔着喝;舔食 [no object]
[+ object]
—
often + up —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
The crowd lapped up every word he said. [=the crowd eagerly listened to and accepted every word he said]民众热切倾听并相信他说的每一个字。
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He was making some outrageous claims, but the audience was really lapping it up.他在发表一些耸人听闻的主张,听众却听得如痴如醉。
2
of water : to move repeatedly over or against something in gentle waves(波浪轻柔地)拍打,冲刷 [no object]
[+ object]
— lapping
noun [noncount]