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lap n.膝部；（衣服的）下摆；控制范围n.重叠部分；(跑道的)一圈n.舐；（波浪）拍打声v.包围；（使）重叠；领先一圈v.舔食；轻拍 (1) 小孩坐在妈妈的膝上。(2) 好长一段时间他事事称心如意。(3) 领先的那辆赛车在第十圈的中途撞毁了。(4) 猫舔食牛奶。(5) 那两张画被重叠在一起。(6) 显微观察对峙培养的重叠区域，发现苞叶芋柱帚霉对部分病原菌有重寄生现象。(7) 海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。 Lap is associated with a number of idioms. If something "falls into your lap," you have gotten something without making much effort. For example, maybe you discovered a rare fossil in your yard while looking for your lost baseball. If you sold that fossil for a lot of money, you may find yourself now "sitting in the lap of luxury." That’s a wonderful place to be!

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英 [læp] 美 [læp] (1) The child sat on its mother's lap.(2) For quite some time, everything fell into his lap.(3) The leading car crashed midway through the tenth lap.(4) The cat lapped up the milk.(5) The two pictures are made to lap over each other.(6) Hyperparasitic effect was observed at culture over lap of Cylindrocladium spathiphylli and some phytopathogen through microscope.(7) The waves gently lap against the shore. Your lap is the top of your thighs when you sit down, where your cat might sit. Lap can also refer to a trip around a racetrack, or to the act of overtaking a competitor by a lap. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（人坐着时的）大腿部 If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body.   [poss N]She waited quietly with her hands in her lap...她双手放在腿上静静等候。Hugh glanced at the child on her mother's lap.休瞥了一眼坐在她妈妈膝上的小女孩。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（比赛中的）一圈 In a race, a competitor completes a lap when they have gone round a course once.   [usu ord/adj N]...that last lap of the race...比赛最后一圈On lap two, Baker edged forward.第二圈时，贝克悄然赶了上去。3[VERB 动词]（比赛中）对…完成套圈 In a race, if you lap another competitor, you go past them while they are still on the previous lap.   [V n]He was caught out while lapping a slower rider.他在套圈超越一位落后的车手时出了错。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]一段路程；一段行程 A lap of a long journey is one part of it, between two points where you stop.   [N of n]I had thought we might travel as far as Oak Valley, but we only managed the first lap of the journey.我原以为我们最远能到达橡树谷，结果只走完了第一段路程。5[VERB 动词]（水）轻拍，轻打 When water laps against something such as the shore or the side of a boat, it touches it gently and makes a soft sound.   [V prep/adv]  [V n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]...the water that lapped against the pillars of the boathouse...轻拍着船屋支柱的海水With a rising tide the water was lapping at his chin before rescuers arrived...救援人员到达时上涨的潮水已经淹到了他的下巴。The building was right on the river and the water lapped the walls.建筑物就矗立在水中，河水轻轻拍打着墙壁。lappingThe only sound was the lapping of the waves.只闻浪涛拍击之声。6[VERB 动词]（动物）舐，舔 When an animal laps a drink, it uses short quick movements of its tongue to take liquid up into its mouth.   [V n]  [V n P]The cat lapped milk from a dish.猫舔食盘中牛奶。Lap up means the same as lap .lap up同lapShe poured some water into a plastic bowl. Faust, her Great Dane, lapped it up with relish.她往一个塑料碗里倒了一些水，她的大丹犬福斯特便美滋滋地舔起来。7[PHRASE 短语]（成败）难以预料，非人力所能左右 If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control.   [v-link PHR]They had to stop the operation, so at that stage my life was in the lap of the gods.他们不得不停止手术，所以那时的我只能听天由命。8[PHRASE 短语]养尊处优；锦衣玉食 If you say that someone lives in the lap of luxury, you mean that they live in conditions of great comfort and wealth.   [usu PHR after v]We don't live in the lap of luxury, but we're comfortable.我们的生活虽然并非锦衣玉食，也算是衣食无忧。相关词组：lap up

英语单词	lap
英美音标	英 [læp] 美 [læp]
中文释义	n.膝部；（衣服的）下摆；控制范围 n.重叠部分；(跑道的)一圈 n.舐；（波浪）拍打声 v.包围；（使）重叠；领先一圈 v.舔食；轻拍
英语例句	(1) The child sat on its mother's lap. (2) For quite some time, everything fell into his lap. (3) The leading car crashed midway through the tenth lap. (4) The cat lapped up the milk. (5) The two pictures are made to lap over each other. (6) Hyperparasitic effect was observed at culture over lap of Cylindrocladium spathiphylli and some phytopathogen through microscope. (7) The waves gently lap against the shore.
中文例句	(1) 小孩坐在妈妈的膝上。 (2) 好长一段时间他事事称心如意。 (3) 领先的那辆赛车在第十圈的中途撞毁了。 (4) 猫舔食牛奶。 (5) 那两张画被重叠在一起。 (6) 显微观察对峙培养的重叠区域，发现苞叶芋柱帚霉对部分病原菌有重寄生现象。 (7) 海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。
vocabulary简明	Your lap is the top of your thighs when you sit down, where your cat might sit. Lap can also refer to a trip around a racetrack, or to the act of overtaking a competitor by a lap.
vocabulary扩展	Lap is associated with a number of idioms. If something "falls into your lap," you have gotten something without making much effort. For example, maybe you discovered a rare fossil in your yard while looking for your lost baseball. If you sold that fossil for a lot of money, you may find yourself now "sitting in the lap of luxury." That’s a wonderful place to be!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（人坐着时的）大腿部 If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body. [poss N] She waited quietly with her hands in her lap... 她双手放在腿上静静等候。 Hugh glanced at the child on her mother's lap. 休瞥了一眼坐在她妈妈膝上的小女孩。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（比赛中的）一圈 In a race, a competitor completes a lap when they have gone round a course once. [usu ord/adj N] ...that last lap of the race... 比赛最后一圈 On lap two, Baker edged forward. 第二圈时，贝克悄然赶了上去。 3 [VERB 动词]（比赛中）对…完成套圈 In a race, if you lap another competitor, you go past them while they are still on the previous lap. [V n] He was caught out while lapping a slower rider. 他在套圈超越一位落后的车手时出了错。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一段路程；一段行程 A lap of a long journey is one part of it, between two points where you stop. [N of n] I had thought we might travel as far as Oak Valley, but we only managed the first lap of the journey. 我原以为我们最远能到达橡树谷，结果只走完了第一段路程。 5 [VERB 动词]（水）轻拍，轻打 When water laps against something such as the shore or the side of a boat, it touches it gently and makes a soft sound. [V prep/adv] [V n] [WRITTEN 笔语] ...the water that lapped against the pillars of the boathouse... 轻拍着船屋支柱的海水 With a rising tide the water was lapping at his chin before rescuers arrived... 救援人员到达时上涨的潮水已经淹到了他的下巴。 The building was right on the river and the water lapped the walls. 建筑物就矗立在水中，河水轻轻拍打着墙壁。 lapping The only sound was the lapping of the waves. 只闻浪涛拍击之声。 6 [VERB 动词]（动物）舐，舔 When an animal laps a drink, it uses short quick movements of its tongue to take liquid up into its mouth. [V n] [V n P] The cat lapped milk from a dish. 猫舔食盘中牛奶。 Lap up means the same as lap .lap up同lap She poured some water into a plastic bowl. Faust, her Great Dane, lapped it up with relish. 她往一个塑料碗里倒了一些水，她的大丹犬福斯特便美滋滋地舔起来。 7 [PHRASE 短语]（成败）难以预料，非人力所能左右 If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control. [v-link PHR] They had to stop the operation, so at that stage my life was in the lap of the gods. 他们不得不停止手术，所以那时的我只能听天由命。 8 [PHRASE 短语]养尊处优；锦衣玉食 If you say that someone lives in the lap of luxury, you mean that they live in conditions of great comfort and wealth. [usu PHR after v] We don't live in the lap of luxury, but we're comfortable. 我们的生活虽然并非锦衣玉食，也算是衣食无忧。相关词组： lap up

Lap N [V Water Ped Cat N Count 可数名词