N-UNCOUNT 说唱音乐(一种音乐形式) Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way.
For some people, rap — the music of the hip-hop generation — is just so much noise... 对某些人来说,说唱乐——嘻哈一族的音乐——简直就是噪音。
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group. 她最喜爱的音乐是Run DMC说唱组合的音乐。
VERB 表演说唱音乐;说唱 Someone who raps performs rap music.
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing... 听到Kids组合不仅表演说唱音乐还唱了歌的意外惊喜
New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns. 纽约人在说唱音乐中表现晚会和俱乐部的情景,我则说唱飞车追逐和枪战的情景。
N-COUNT 用说唱风格表演的音乐;说唱音乐中的歌词 A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it.
Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus. 每个成员都参与到说唱中来,或者独唱,或者表演说唱乐中的和声部分。
VERB 急拍;快敲 If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door. 玛莉·安转身急促地敲了敲西蒙家的门。
...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand... 用他右手指关节敲击玻璃
A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail. 一名守卫用警棍敲打金属扶手。
Rap is also a noun.
There was a sharp rap on the door. 有人在急促地敲门。
N-COUNT 罪名;刑事责任 A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it.
You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict. 因涉嫌协助和教唆越狱囚犯,你将面临联邦指控。
N-COUNT 批评;责备;训斥 A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone.
FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine... 足协高层可能还要受到训诫并被处以罚款。
Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules. 各分时度假公司也受到了批评,因为他们一直违反相关规则。
VERB 责备;训斥 If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it.
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers... 昨天,水利行业的头头们因为怠慢客户而受到批评。
The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses. 部长批评了银行对待小企业的态度。
N-SING 名气;(常指并不符合实情的)坏名声 The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve.
The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless... 科恩被人们认为做事太不计后果。
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care... 这家伙据说并不怎么在乎。
He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by 'lying with figures'. 他说统计学家“用数据说谎”,败坏了他们的名声。
VERB 闲聊;交谈 If you rap with someone about something, you talk about it in a relaxed or informal way.
Today we are going to rap about relationships. 今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。
PHRASE 训斥;责备;指责 If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy... 如果玩具质量低劣,我们会痛斥制造商。
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles... 我参加了工人的罢工,因而受到了训斥。
Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this. 泰森女士也因为这么做而受到了指责。
PHRASE (权威人士的)指责,训斥 If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles... 那番话使他受到了指责。
Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles. 英国对他们进行了外交上的谴责。
PHRASE 承担责任;(尤指替人)受责备,受处罚 If you take the rap, you are blamed or punished for something, especially something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally guilty.
When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it? 当那名客户被谋杀后,他妻子背上了黑锅,然而真是她杀的吗?
PHRASE 逃避责任(或责罚) If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
...their decision to help Minnie beat the murder rap. 他们要帮米妮逃过谋杀罪惩罚的决定
Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door. 玛莉·安转身急促地敲了敲西蒙家的门。
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers 昨天,水利行业的头头们因为怠慢客户而受到批评。
The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses. 部长批评了银行对待小企业的态度。
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles 我参加了工人的罢工,因而受到了训斥。
Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this. 泰森女士也因为这么做而受到了指责。
'How do we know that?' rapped out Lester. “我们怎么会知道?”莱斯特突然大声说道。
Uncle Vernon rapped the glass smartly with his knuckles, but the snake just snoozed on. 弗农姨父用指节狠狠地敲玻璃,可大蟒继续打盹。
I wished him a hello, but he never rapped to me. 我向他问好,可是他根本不理睬我。
I could see that she had something on her mind, and soon I rapped to what it was. 我看出她有心事,不久就知道那是怎么一回事了。
The nurse rapped on my door and, without waiting for an answer, breezed into the room. 护士敲了敲门,没等我回答就一阵风似地走了进来。
He often rapped with me after work. 下班后他常常和我谈心。
He rapped sharply on his son's head with his knuckles. 他狠狠在儿子头上打了几个栗凿。
He rapped the table loudly to get their attention. 他猛敲桌子以引起他们的注意。
He shouted and rapped with his walking stick on the door. 他边喊着边用拐杖敲着门。
He rapped the tabletop with his knuckles until they were sore. 他用指关节轻敲着桌面直到感到疼痛为止。
He rapped me on the head. 他轻敲我的头。
She rapped him over the knuckles with her fan. 她用扇子打他的手指关节。
He rapped out a series of curt commands. 他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
Once again in his cab, his anger evaporated, for so it ever was with his wrath& when he had rapped out, it was gone. 一上了马车,他的怒气消失了,他气起来时就是这样&发作一顿之后,气就平息了。
The chairman rapped on the table twice with his gavel. 主席用他的小木槌在桌上重敲了两下。
He rapped again, harder; only hollow echoes answered. 他再用力敲了敲窗户,屋里只传出空空的回声。
He tried to steal sugar under his aunt's very nose, and got his knuckles rapped for it. 他就当着他姨妈面前偷糖吃,指节骨上给敲了一下。
Chueh-hui rapped harder and called her name several times. 觉慧在外面敲得更急了,他接连唤了几声。
He rapped out a Morse message. 他嗒嗒地拍发了一份摩尔斯电码的电报。
The old man sitting in the shadow rapped on his saucer with his glass. 老人坐在阴影之中,用他的杯子轻轻的敲击着碟子。
The captive captivated by the apt adaptation rapped the cavity with rapture. 被灵巧的改编迷住了的被捕者着迷地敲打空腔。
The chairman rapped with his knuckles on the table to make the audience quiet. 主席用指节敲着桌子以使人群安静下来。
"Stand still!" he rapped out. They stood aside and looked at them. 他们站在旁边看着他们。
When Nicholas heard his daughter's remark from Aunt Hester he had rapped out. 当尼古拉从海丝特姑太嘴里听到女儿这句话时,他破口大骂起来。