tap

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.