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。
Companies seeking expansion in the booming oil-flush region found a new form of finance that tapped the vogue for Shariah-compliance.
那些寻求在这个蓬勃发展的富油地区大举扩张的公司，找到了一种新的融资模式，而这种模式也顺应了虔诚遵奉伊斯兰教义的投资风尚。
In his 15 years in power, he often said he believed the mountains of Namibia were full of mineral wealth which had yet to be tapped.
在他15年来的执政生涯中，他常说他相信纳米比亚的群山中蕴藏着丰富的矿藏资源，至今尚待开发。
In her closet, Lyla pressed her fingertips against her eyelids until she saw blue, then tapped every tooth with the tip of her tongue.
李拉则蜗居在她的壁橱里，用指尖压住自己的眼睑，直到她看到一片靛蓝悄然漫开；随后再用舌尖点过每颗牙齿。
That passenger tapped the person sitting in front of him. "Tell the bus driver there's a bum in the restroom, " he said.
前面的乘客拍了拍他前面的人的肩膀说，“告诉司机有一个流浪汉在洗手间，”
He had an inkling he would be picked last night but when Ferguson tapped him on the shoulder, Welbeck admitted it still came as a shock.
在周上晚上他心里觉得他无法首发上场，但当爵爷拍了他一下肩膀后，他承认他当时大吃一惊。
For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.
十三年的时间，华盛顿.罗布林就是用他的手指拍打妻子的胳膊指挥着工程，直到大桥最后建成。
She returned towards evening, sat down on the bed, looked at me sarcastically, and tapped on the carpet with her foot.
傍晚前她回来了，坐在床上，望着我嘲笑，同时用一只小脚敲击地毯。
Mike Brown would have been the guy, had the Lakers not tapped him, and I think LeBron would have been supportive of that.
如果不是输给过湖人，迈克-布朗可能会坐上那个位置，我想勒布朗也会积极支持他。
So far the silver bullet is still missing, but it is likely that several sources of finance will have to be tapped .
目前，皆大欢喜的解决方案还是没有，也许需要同时借助几种不同的融资渠道。
Latex: The majority of condoms manufactured and used in the U. S. are made of latex (a substance tapped from rubber trees).
乳胶：美国境内生产和使用的大部分避孕套由乳胶（一种割开橡胶树提取的材料）制成。
He went into a jeweler's in old clothes. He found there was a nice diamond one in a beautiful glass-tapped table in the center of the shop.
于是他穿着一身破旧的衣服走进一家珠宝店，发现在商店中央一个漂亮的玻璃柜台里有一条很漂亮的钻石项链。
He tapped into a negatively charged belief about what it means to miss out on something or not get enough.
他碰到了消极的信念，那就是错过了机会，没有多要点钱。
He tapped the sparrow on the door, and went after the house to ask for mom, in his cried, he mother promised an exception.
他轻轻地把小麻雀放在门后，急忙走进屋去请求妈妈，在他的哀求之下，妈妈破例答应了儿子。
Unlike its one handed cousin though, due to its length, it had more flexibility when tapped on the pommel.
与它的单手版本不同的是由于它的长度很长，相对上弹性也较大。
But in this case, the company staff motivation and work efficiency is not high, the potential employee is usually not tapped.
但是在这种情况下，公司的员工的工作积极性和工作效益都不高，员工的潜力通常都没有被挖掘出来。
These underground reservoirs of steam and hot water can be tapped to generate electricity or to heat and cool buildings directly.
这些地下水库的蒸汽和热水可以被开发用来发电或直接为大楼调节冷暖。
In honor of our Arctic Photo Contest, we've tapped her to share a few of her photos and comment on her work.
为了纪念我们的北极照片大赛，我们邀请她分享了一些照片和有关她的工作的感悟。
After scoring, Sneijder sprinted around the field, tapping the front of his head, then ran to a TV camera and tapped the lens.
在进球后，斯内德一边轻敲自己的前额，一边绕着场地急速奔跑，然后跑到一台电视摄象机前，轻弹摄像机镜头。
The police had tapped her telephone wire and listened in on her conversation with her confederates.
警方在她的电话线上搭线，监听她和同伙的谈话。
He thought the old system, whereby the Lord Chancellor tapped you on the shoulder and invited you to apply, had worked pretty well.
他认为以前的任命方式，即大法官拍拍你的肩膀邀请你申请法官这一职位，一直成效显著。
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