Word · Frequency #35372
clappings
拍手；掌声
clappings is the plural of clapping.
the act or sound of striking the palms together, especially as a sign of approval or applause
- 1.
The action by which someone or something claps.
某人或某物拍手或拍击的动作。
某人或某物拍手或拍击的动作。；掌声；拍手声；[医] 拍打法(按摩的一种手法)
In use
The audience's clapping continued for several minutes after the performance ended.
I could hear the rhythmic clapping of the crowd from outside the stadium.
Her speech was interrupted by enthusiastic clapping from the audience.
be clapping (for sb/sth)
表示正在进行的动作。
The audience was clapping enthusiastically.
观众热情地鼓掌。
start/stop + clapping
clapping 作为动名词。
They started clapping when the singer appeared.
当歌手出现时，他们开始鼓掌。
the + clapping (noun)
clapping 作为名词，常与定冠词连用。
The clapping lasted for several minutes.
掌声持续了好几分钟。
Common mistakes
They are clap their hands.They are clapping their hands.
汉语中没有动词的进行时态变化，学习者容易忘记在"be"动词后使用现在分词形式。正确的是用"clapping"表示正在进行的动作。
There was a loud clapping after his speech.There was loud clapping after his speech.
"clapping"作名词时是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词"a"连用。正如在汉语中“掌声”没有单复数，英语中也不加冠词。
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Learner notes
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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