1. | [c] 叩击；快速的敲击a quick sharp hit or knock |
There was a sharp rap on the door. 有人在重重地急促敲门。 |
2. | [u] 说唱音乐（节奏快而强，配有快速念白的流行音乐）a type of popular music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not sung |
a rap song/artist 说唱歌曲╱艺术家 |
3. | [c] 说唱歌；快板歌a rap song |
4. | [c] (informal) 有罪判决；罪名；判刑a criminal conviction (= the fact of being found guilty of a crime) |
a police rap sheet(= a record of the crimes sb has committed) 判刑记录 |
5. | [sing] (informal) 不公正的判决；苛评an unfair judgement on sth or sb |
He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’ 他谴责这样的批评“只不过是一次又一次的横加指斥”。 | |
Wolves get a bad rap , says a woman who owns three. “狼的名声不好，这是不公正的。”一个养着三只狼的女人说。 |
We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. 我们因为迟到而受到严厉训斥。 |
We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. 我们因为迟到而受到严厉训斥。 |
She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea. 尽管在商店偷东西是她妹妹的主意，可她甘愿为此受罚。 |
She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea. 尽管在商店偷东西是她妹妹的主意，可她甘愿为此受罚。 |
1. | [i][t] 敲击；击打to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise |
She rapped angrily on the door. 她怒气冲冲地敲着门。 | |
He rapped the table with his pen. 他用钢笔敲了敲桌子。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth (out).+ speech 突然大声说出；突然厉声说出to say sth suddenly and quickly in a loud, angry way |
He walked through the store, rapping out orders to his staff. 他在商店里一边走一边对他的员工大声发号施令。 |
3. | [t] ~ sb/sth (for sth/for doing sth) （公开地）严厉批评，严加指责to criticize sb severely, usually publicly |
Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance. 一些老师因为表现差劲而受到严厉批评。 |
4. | [i][t] ~ (sth) （说唱歌中）念白；唱说唱歌to say the words of a rap |
