a clap of thunder
clap 与 of 连用,表示“一声(雷声、巨响)”,是固定搭配。
A loud clap of thunder woke the children.
一声响亮的雷声把孩子们吵醒了。
爆裂声;雷声;轻拍;拍打;突然一击;重击;鹰嘴下部;用手掌或任何两个表面相互击打的动作
The act of striking the palms of the hands together, especially to show approval
用手掌或任何两个表面相互击打的动作
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
雷声的爆炸声
The explosive sound of thunder.
通过击打坚硬表面或类似声音产生的任何响亮、突然、爆炸性的声音
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
用手拍打,通常是以愉快的方式
A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
单一、突然的动作或运动;一击;一打
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
鹰喙的下部
The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
The sudden clap of thunder startled everyone in the room.
突然的一声霹雳惊到了房间里的每一个人。
用法提示:这里 clap 用作可数名词,意为'霹雳声'。
She gave a single, loud clap to get everyone's attention.
她响亮地拍了一下手以引起所有人的注意。
用法提示:这里 clap 用作可数名词,表示'拍手声'。
The audience's final clap echoed through the hall.
观众最后的掌声在大厅中回响。
用法提示:这里 clap 用作可数名词,表示'拍手声'或'掌声'。
clap 与 of 连用,表示“一声(雷声、巨响)”,是固定搭配。
A loud clap of thunder woke the children.
一声响亮的雷声把孩子们吵醒了。
clap 作名词指“一次鼓掌”时可数,give sb a clap 强调掌声的次数。
The audience gave her a big clap at the end.
演出结束时,观众给她热烈地鼓了一次掌。
表示“拍打某人某个部位”时,用 a clap on + 身体部位。
He gave me a friendly clap on the back.
他在我背上友好地拍了一下。
applause更正式,常用于表演或演讲后集体鼓掌,而clap可指单个或多次拍手声
handclap强调一次拍手动作,clap可泛指拍手声或动作
clapping更强调连续动作,clap既可指动作也可指声音
grammar · medium
易错句子The audience gave the singer loud clap after her performance.
正确表达The audience gave the singer a loud clap after her performance.
clap 表示“一次拍手、一阵掌声”时是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词(a loud clap)。汉语没有冠词,学习者常直接把形容词接到名词前,漏掉 a/an。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was loud claps coming from the back of the hall.
正确表达There were loud claps coming from the back of the hall.
clap 是可数名词,复数 claps 作 there be 结构的主语时,谓语要与之一致,用复数 were。汉语名词不随单复数变化,学习者容易沿用单数 was。
grammar · medium
易错句子We heard a clap of thunders in the distance.
正确表达We heard a clap of thunder in the distance.
thunder 在此为不可数名词,不能加 -s;“一声雷”固定说成 a clap of thunder,即 a clap of + 不可数名词单数形式,学习者受汉语“一声声雷”影响而误加复数。
作为名词,'clap'表示拍手声或掌声,其反义词为'寂静'(silence),表示没有声音。
一阵雷声
A sudden clap of thunder startled everyone.
突然的一阵雷声吓了所有人一跳。
响亮的拍手声
The audience gave a loud clap after the performance.
表演结束后观众发出了响亮的拍手声。
鼓励性的拍背
He gave me a friendly clap on the back.
他友好地拍了拍我的背。
鼓掌一下
Please give a clap for our guest speaker.
请为我们的演讲嘉宾鼓掌。
拍手
A clap of hands signaled the start of the game.
一声拍手标志着游戏的开始。
常与鼓掌一起表示赞赏或鼓励
长时间鼓掌表示高度赞扬
演出结束后要求再表演的鼓掌
类似拍手或霹雳的响亮声音
用手掌击打的声音,与拍手声类似
看到;注意到
I've never clapped eyes on him before.
我以前从未见过他。
一声霹雳;突然的巨响
The announcement came like a clap of thunder.
这个宣布如晴天霹雳。
匆匆拼凑;仓促建造
They clapped together a shelter for the night.
他们匆匆搭了个过夜的避身处。
如果感到快乐你就拍拍手。
When the song came on, everyone started to clap their hands.
当歌曲响起时,大家都开始拍手。
一起拍手吧,如果你感觉像一间没有屋顶的房间。
At the concert, the singer encouraged the audience to clap along.
演唱会上,歌手鼓励观众一起拍手。
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