1.[i][t]轻敲；轻拍；轻叩to hit sb/sth quickly and lightly
Someone tapped at the door.有人轻轻叩门。
He was busy tapping away at his computer.他埋头敲着电脑键盘。
Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.拉尔夫轻轻地拍了拍我的肩膀。
2.[t][i]~ (sth)（用…）轻轻叩击if youtap your fingers, feet, etc. or theytap , you hit them gently against a table, the floor, etc., for example to the rhythm of music
He kept tapping his fingers on the table.他不停地用手指轻轻敲着桌子。
The music set everyone's feet tapping.乐曲使得每个人都用脚轻轻打起拍子来。
3.[t][i]利用，开发，发掘（已有的资源、知识等）to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists
We need to tap the expertise of the people we already have.我们需要利用我们现有人员的专业知识。
The movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals.这部电影似乎在激发人们对动物的普遍怜惜之情。
4.[t]~ sth（在电话上）安装窃听器，搭线窃听to fit a device to a telephone so that sb's calls can be listened to secretly
He was convinced his phone was being tapped.他确信自己的电话在被人窃听。
5.[t]~ sth在（树）上切口（导出液体）to cut into a tree in order to get liquid from it
6.[t][usupass]~ sb委任；指定（某人做某事）to choose sb to do a particular job
Richards has been tapped to replace the retiring chairperson.理查兹获得委任接替行将退任的主席。
7.[t]~ sth发轻拍音to produce a tap
1.[c]水龙头；旋塞a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe into a bath/ bathtub or sink
bath taps浴缸水龙头
the hot/cold tap(= the tap that hot/cold water comes out of)热水╱冷水龙头
Turn the tap on/off .打开╱关上龙头。
Don't leave the tap running.别把水龙头开着白白流水。
the sound of a dripping tap水龙头滴答的漏水声
2.[c]龙头；旋塞a device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container
a gas tap煤气阀门
beer taps啤酒旋塞
3.[c]轻击；轻拍；轻敲；轻叩a light hit with your hand or fingers
a tap at/on the door轻轻的叩门
He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round.他觉得有人轻轻拍他的肩膀便转过身来。
4.[c]电话窃听；搭线窃听an act of fitting a device to a telephone so that sb's telephone calls can be listened to secretly
a phone tap电话窃听
5.[u]轻拍音a speech sound which is produced by striking the tongue quickly and lightly against the part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth. The in in American English and the in in some British accents are examples of taps .
We have this sort of information on tap.我们可随时向您提供这种资料。
We have this sort of information on tap.我们可随时向您提供这种资料。
If you visit someone you always stay for a few drinks. When you have had enough to drink, you tap your cup or put your hand over it.
一般做客都会呆上一段时间，加入你已经喝够了，就可以轻敲一下杯子或者用手盖在上边。
I understand it's convenient, I understand it's healthy, and I understand you think your tap water tastes like crap.
我明白那很方便，我明白那很健康，我明白你认为自来水味如嚼蜡。
The movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals.
这部电影似乎在利用人们对动物的普遍怜悯之心。
The U. S. is only beginning to develop projects to tap strong wind currents blowing along the Atlantic Coast.
美国只是开始发展一些项目来利用沿大西洋海岸刮的强风。
Instead, if you tap-and-hold for a few seconds on an area of the screen with no controls, you return to the Home screen.
取而代之的是当你按住屏幕某个区域不动几秒后，你就会回到主屏幕。
There was a tap on the van window, which I initially ignored as you get conditioned to do by all the touts and beggars on the streets.
由于身处街上满是小贩和乞丐这种环境，我一开始没能发现在货车窗户上还安了个水龙头。
Regaining that edge and repositioning the company to tap into growing markets promises to be a difficult transition.
重拾这一优势并对公司重新定位以进入新兴市场，这必将成为丰田的一种艰难转型。
While out on the open water why not tap into something that is virtually ubiquitous like the wind around you?
当你在水上行走时，怎能忽视无处不在的风呢。
Check off the box at the bottom, click Apply, then tap your CTRL key once. You'll see an animated circle appear around the pointer once.
选中下方的选项，点击“应用”，接着按一下CTRL键，你能马上看到一个动态变化的圆出现在鼠标指针处。
Second, Rakuten is trying to tap new markets with its "shopping mall" strategy.
其次，乐天市场正试图在其“大型购物中心”战略的指引下，开拓新市场。
What I am trying to get across here is. . . Mom has lots of knowledge and lots experience for you to tap into and to honor.
当我想明白这个道理时……妈妈有许多知识和经验等待你去挖掘和尊敬。
Simply type in the name of the place that you're interested in and tap on the appropriate item.
只需键入在你感兴趣的地方，并在适当的自来水项目的名称。
A slim, prosperous couple in their sixties, they moved easily: she with a simple precision, he with the odd heel-tap, a bit of dash.
夫妇年纪60几岁，身材消瘦，富有，在舞池轻快地滑动：她舞步简约精准，他不时来一下踢踏舞，稍显卖弄。
I felt this tap on my shoulder, and I turned around to see this giant girl in a hoodie sweatshirt emerge from the crowd.
有人在我肩膀上轻拍了一下，我转身看到这个从观众群中脱身而出穿着连帽运动衫的高大女孩。
When analyzing a trend, I look AT it as though Peter Lynch were doing it. By having heroes, we tap into a tremendous source of raw genius.
当分析某种趋势时，我学着像彼得·林奇那样思考，通过偶像的模范作用，我们发挥出自身巨大的潜能。
While centre forward Thierry Henry rarely scores a tap-in, Pires seems to picking up a poacher's instincts as he gets older.
作为中锋的亨利很少打入包抄推射的入球，而皮雷在岁数增大的同时却获得了一个禁区杀手的灵感。
Firms locating in London can tap into a huge specialist financial workforce drawn from both domestic and foreign sources.
在伦敦的公司可以很容易地找到规模庞大的国内外专业金融人士群体。
He heard the porch screen door tap shut and felt his wife watching him as he watched the night.
他听到门廊边中纱门关闭的声音，感觉到妻子正看着他，就如同他正看着这满天的星斗。
"The tap water had a funny smell, and it seemed like there were all sorts of particles in it, " said the 30-year-old consultant.
“自来水里有股怪味，水里头似乎有各种各样的颗粒，”这名30岁的咨询师说道。
Kunming City tap water and call a telephone company, but the operators said they did not know this.
记者又拨打昆明市自来水公司电话，但接线员却说他们不知道这件事。
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