及物动词

不及物动词

名词

1. （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.

2. （比赛中的）一圈
In a race, a competitor completes a lap when they have gone round a course once.

3. （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.

4. 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.

5. （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.

1. touching with the tongue

e.g. the dog's laps were warm and wet

Synonym: lick

2. movement once around a course

e.g. he drove an extra lap just for insurance

Synonym: circlecircuit

3. a flap that lies over another part

e.g. the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches

Synonym: overlap

4. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

e.g. his lap was covered with food stains

Synonym: lap covering

5. the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

e.g. he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap

6. an area of control or responsibility

e.g. the job fell right in my lap