lap up
也可用于比喻义，如欣然接受赞扬。
The cat lapped up the milk.
猫舔光了牛奶。
舔饮；舐饮
lapped — past of lap
轻拍；冲刷；套圈；超过…一圈；折叠；使重叠；重叠；包绕；裹住；环绕；斜倚在膝上；躺在膝上
To drink (a liquid) by taking it up with the tongue.
包住；抱在膝上；珍爱。
To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
折叠；搭在......上；覆盖。
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
用舌头将(液体)送入口中；快速舔食
To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
躺在(某人)膝上；在膝上休息。
To rest or recline in someone's lap, or as in a lap.
缠绕；包裹；包起来。
to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
拍打表面发出溅泼声；冲刷
To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
笼罩；包裹；围住。
to envelop, enfold
缠绕
to wind around
使重叠；搭接
To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
用极细磨料抛光(表面,尤指金属或宝石)以达到光滑和微小尺寸变化
To polish (a surface, especially metal or gemstone) with very fine abrasive to achieve smoothness and small dimensional changes.
折叠；部分覆盖；重叠
To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
在比赛中超过落后选手一圈
To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
用磨盘切割或抛光(如玻璃、宝石、刀具等)
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
一般现在时
The cat laps the milk.
猫舔牛奶。
现在进行时
The waves are lapping the shore.
波浪拍打着海岸。
一般过去时
He lapped the track in record time.
他以创纪录的时间跑完了一圈。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The cat lapped up all the milk.
猫把牛奶全舔光了。
用法提示：lap作为动词，表示动物用舌头舔食液体。
Gentle waves lapped against the boat.
轻柔的波浪拍打着小船。
用法提示：lap作为动词，形容波浪轻拍水面或岸边。
The thirsty dog lapped water from the puddle.
那只口渴的狗舔水坑里的水。
用法提示：lap作为动词，指动物用舌头舀水喝。
也可用于比喻义，如欣然接受赞扬。
The cat lapped up the milk.
猫舔光了牛奶。
描述水或液体轻柔拍打表面的动作。
Waves lapped against the shore.
波浪轻轻拍打着海岸。
指物体部分覆盖或重叠。
The tiles lap over each other to prevent leaks.
瓦片相互重叠以防漏水。
lap 常指动物用舌尖快速地将液体卷入口中；lick 可泛指“舔”任何物体，若表示喝液体通常说 lick up/off，且没有“快速”的含义。
drink 是通用的“喝”，不包含用舌头或迅速的动作；可以替换 lap 使句子更直白，但会失去原词的形象感。
slurp 强调喝时发出响亮的声音，通常用于汤、饮料等，比 lap 更口语且带有明显声音；它不专门描述用舌头快速卷取液体的动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cat licked up all the milk.
正确表达The cat lapped up all the milk.
中文'舔'常译为'lick'，但动物用舌头快速喝液体时应用'lap'，'lap up'是固定短语表示贪婪地喝。
grammar · medium
易错句子The waves beat against the shore.
正确表达The waves lapped against the shore.
中文'拍打'可能用'beat'，但'beat'力度较强，波浪轻拍应用'lap'，表示轻柔有节奏的动作。
针对 lap 作“折叠；搭叠”的动词义项，unfold 是直接反义词，指将折叠的东西展开；不适用于 lap 的“舔饮”“轻拍”“套圈”等义项。
舔光；贪婪地喝
The cat lapped up all the milk.
猫把牛奶全舔光了。
轻轻拍打
The waves lapped gently against the shore.
海浪轻轻拍打着海岸。
包裹；裹在…里
She lapped the baby in a soft towel.
她把婴儿裹在柔软的毛巾里。
缠绕；绕在…上
She lapped the rope around the tree.
她把绳子绕在树上。
欣然接受；津津有味地享用
The children lapped up the story.
孩子们津津有味地听着这个故事。
遥遥领先；远胜所有对手
Her design lapped the field in the competition.
她的设计在比赛中遥遥领先，远胜其他所有作品。
凡用舌头舔水，像狗舔的，要使他单单站在一处。
This quote is from the King James Bible (Judges 7:5-6). Gideon is told to reduce his army, and God instructs him to keep only the men who lap water from their hands like dogs, as they will be more alert and watchful for the battle.
此句出自钦定版圣经《士师记》7:5-6。基甸要裁减军队，上帝吩咐他只留下那些像狗一样用手捧水舔喝的士兵，因为他们在战斗中会更警觉、更专注。
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