| 释义 |
tap /tæp/
(-pp-)
► SEE ALLtap sb for sthtap sth in/outtap into sthtap outtap sb/sth out tap sth out●ˈtap sb for sth1. (BrE, informal) to persuade sb to give you sth, especially money 向…索要，向…乞讨（尤指钱）◆Can’t you tap your father for a loan?
你不能找你父亲要点钱吗？◆to tap sb for information
向某人探询信息2. (NAmE, informal) to choose sb for a particular role or job 选择（或指定）…做◆A British actress has been tapped for a part in the movie.
已选定一名英国女演员出演这部电影的一个角色。 NOTE Usually used in the passive. 通常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + prep]●ˌtap sth ˈin/ˈoutto put information, numbers, letters, etc. into a machine by pressing buttons 录入，敲进（信息、数字、字母等）◆Tap in your password.
请输入密码。◆I picked up the phone and tapped out Joe’s number.
我抓起电话，拨了乔的号码。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌtap ˈinto sth1. to use a computer to obtain information from another computer （用计算机）获取…的信息◆He had managed to tap into the company’s database.
他设法进入了公司的数据库。2. to use sth from a supply of energy, knowledge, etc. for your own advantage 利用，开发，发掘（资源、知识等）◆Schools should tap into the knowledge and experience of people in the local community.
学校应该利用当地社区居民的知识和经验。◆His talk about bullying tapped into parents’ anxieties.
他的关于霸道行为的讲话是利用了父母的担忧。[v + prep]●ˌtap ˈout●ˌtap sb/sth ˈout (NAmE) to have nothing left of a supply of money, resources, ideas, etc., or to make sb have nothing left （使）（资金、资源、思想等）枯竭；榨干◆I’ve given to so many charities lately and it's tapping me out.
我最近向很多慈善机构捐款，手里没剩几个钱了。◆If the US were to tap out, the global system would lose its best customer.
假如美国财源枯竭，全球体系将失去最好的客户。◆The city has tapped out the groundwater supply.
这座城市已经耗尽地下水供给。[v + adv] [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]▸ ˌtapped ˈout adjective (NAmE) ◆ He is a creative guy and far from tapped out.
他创造力丰富，远未才思枯竭。◆a tapped-out TV series
越拍越没新意的电视连续剧●ˌtap sth ˈout1. to hit a surface lightly, making a rhythm 轻轻敲出（节奏）◆He tapped out the rhythm with his foot.
他用脚轻轻打着节拍。2. ➡ tap sth in/out [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |