Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4140
lap
膝上；大腿
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- 1.
The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
衣服的下垂部分；下摆；裙子；围裙。
- 2.
The act or process of lapping.
研磨；搭接；重叠的动作或过程
- 3.
The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
用舌头将液体送入口中
- 4.
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
坐着的人大腿的上方
- 5.
An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
边缘；边；布边。
- 6.
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
任何物质或固定装置上延伸或覆盖在另一部分之上或旁边的部分
- 7.
an area of control or responsibility
控制或责任的范围
- 8.
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
坐下时膝上的衣服部分；膝部。
- 9.
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
部分覆盖或旁靠的状态；重叠的程度
- 10.
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
衣物覆盖大腿的部分
- 11.
A place of rearing and fostering.
养育之地；成长的环境。
- 12.
The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
滑阀在半行程时遮盖阀座气口的量,等于阀从中间位置开始打开气口所需移动的距离；单独使用时指外部遮盖
- 13.
The upper legs of a seated person.
(坐着时)大腿的上部。
- 14.
One circuit around a race track.
跑道上的一圈
- 15.
A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
重叠或覆盖自身或相邻部件一部分的构件。
- 16.
The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
游一个池长,或(较少见)一个来回
- 17.
In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game;—so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
纸牌等游戏中超过完成一局所需分数的得分；计入下一局分数时如此称呼
- 18.
A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
为梳棉机准备的棉纤维片、层或絮垫
- 19.
A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery or in toolmaking. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
一块黄铜、铅或其他软金属,用于承载切割或抛光粉末以切割玻璃、宝石等或抛光刀具或工具制造；通常为绕垂直轴旋转的轮或盘
重叠部分；重叠量；舔饮；舐；（衣物的）下垂部分；衣襟；边缘；折边；管辖范围；职责范围
In use
The cat sat on her lap and purred.
He gently placed the baby in his lap.
She balanced the laptop on her lap while typing.
he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
the job fell right in my lap
his lap was covered with food stains
on sb's lap
注意：on one's lap 指人坐着时大腿上方的区域。
The child sat on his mother's lap.
孩子坐在妈妈的膝盖上。
a lap (of a race/circuit)
lap 也指跑道或泳道的一圈。
Connections
Collocations
- on one's lap
- 在某人膝上
- The cat is sleeping on her lap.猫正在她的膝上睡觉。
- sit on someone's lap
- 坐在某人腿上
- The little girl sat on her father's lap.小女孩坐在她父亲的腿上。
- hold something in one's lap
- 把某物放在膝上
- She held the baby in her lap.她把婴儿放在膝上抱着。
- lap of luxury
- 奢侈的生活环境
- He grew up in the lap of luxury.他在奢侈的环境中长大。
- lap dog
- 膝上小狗（常指小型宠物狗）
- She has a little lap dog that follows her everywhere.她有一只小膝上狗，走到哪儿跟到哪儿。
- lap of honor
Learner notes
Memory Tip
膝上部分像跑道的一圈（lap），环抱住你。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Typical settings: sitting, holding a child or object on the lap. 注: 该词通常用于描述坐着时腿的上部，常见于日常或正式场合，例如抱小孩或放置物品。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'lap' (same vowel /æ/ and final consonant /p/). They share the spelling pattern 'ap'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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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