tap

n.龙头；塞子；窃听

n.轻拍；轻敲；鞋掌

v.轻拍；轻击；补鞋掌；选择

v.开发；利用；索要；装龙头；窃听

The water leaked from the tap drop by drop. 水一滴一滴地从龙头漏出来。

She left the tap on and the bath ran over. 她没有关水龙头，澡盆里的水溢出来了。

The police had put a tap on his phone line. 警察在他的电话上装上窃听器。

He felt a tap on his shoulder. 他觉得有人轻拍他的肩膀.

There was a tap on the window. 有人在轻叩窗户。

The tooth hurts when I tap it. 我轻敲时牙齿会痛。

That girl tapped her fingers on the desk impatiently. 那个女孩不耐烦地用手指轻扣桌面。

Pick an Album, pick a picture, and tap Choose to confirm. 选择一个相册，选择一个图片，并利用选择确认。

No load tap ranges should be selected to provide an adequate low-side bus voltage. 无载分接范围选择应能提供正确的低压侧母线电压。

We should tap natural resources. 我们应该开发自然资源。

Since man is able to tap such resources as oil and metals, why can't he develop and harness other energy resources? 既然人类能开发石油和金属这样的能源,为什么不能开发和利用其他能源呢?

We must tap manpower, land and material resources to the full. 我们要做到人尽其才,地尽所利,物尽所用。

I managed to tap my father for another$10. 我成功地向父亲又要了10美元。

My phone is being tapped. 有人在窃听我的电话。

当tap指龙头时，是典型的英国英语用法，在美国不普遍，美国龙头为fauceto；

taps是美国英语“熄灯号”的意思，是单数名词。 After taps is blown, the young campers have to turn out their lights and go to sleep.当熄灯号响起，这些小露营者们就要熄灯入睡。

tap用作名词作“塞子,龙头”解,指塞住容器口使内外隔绝的东西,尤指用于控制液体从管子或容器流出来的开关。tap也可作“电话窃听”解。可用作可数可词,也可用作不可数名词。

tap还可作“轻叩,轻敲”解,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。

tap用作动词可作“拍打”解,指轻微地、反复地拍打。常常用以引起别人对自己的存在、需要或愿望的注意。tap也可作“窃听”“开发利用”“给…放水”“给…提供消息”解。

tap多作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。