tap 1 S3 / tæp / 名词
1 water/gas [可数名词] especially British English a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container 同义词 faucet American English :
Tap water (= water that comes out of a tap ) is usually heavily treated with chemicals.
She went into the bathroom and turned on the taps .
kitchen/bath/garden tap
I washed my hands under the kitchen tap.
cold/hot tap (= the tap that cold or hot water comes from )
2 a light hit [可数名词] an act of hitting something lightly, especially to get someone’s attention
tap at/on
She felt a tap on her shoulder.
There was a tap at the door.
3 on tap
a) beer that is on tap comes from a barrel
b) informal something that is on tap is ready to use when you need it :
We’ve got all the information on tap.
4 dancing [不可数名词] ( also tap dancing ) dancing in which you wear special shoes with pieces of metal on the bottom which make a loud sharp sound on the floor
5 telephone [可数名词] an act of secretly listening to someone’s telephone, using electronic equipment :
The police had put a tap on his phone line.
6 barrel [可数名词] a specially shaped object used for letting liquid out of a barrel , especially beer
7 tune taps [复数形式] a song or tune played on the bugle at night in an army camp, and at military funerals
COLLOCATIONS
动词
turn on a tap Run some cold water into the bath before turning on the hot tap.
turn off a tap I forgot to turn the tap off.
run a tap (= make water flow out of it ) She stood at the sink, running the tap to get a glass of cold water.
a tap is running (= water is flowing out of it ) I think you must have left the tap running.
a tap is dripping (= drops of water are coming out of it ) If the tap is dripping, change the washer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tap
the cold/hot tap She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
the kitchen/bath/garden tap The water coming out of the kitchen tap had an odd smell.
a mixer tap British English (= one through which cold and hot water can run together ) He fitted a mixer tap to the bath.
a running tap Wash the cut under a running tap.
a dripping tap I could hear a dripping tap.
a leaking/leaky tap (= with drops of water coming from the end ) The leaky tap had left a stain in the washbasin.
tap + NOUN
tap water (= water that comes out of a tap ) In the test, people preferred tap water to bottled mineral waters.
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a gentle/light/soft tap There was a gentle tap on the door.
a sharp tap A few sharp taps with a hammer will force the nail through the surface.
动词
give something/somebody a tap She gave the dog a gentle tap with her umbrella.