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- lap [læp] [læp]
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1.
noun
[rarely used]
（外衣或长袍的）下摆；裙兜，衣兜
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2.
noun
（可作口袋用的）裙子前兜
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3.
noun
（人坐着时）腰以下及大腿的前面部分
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4.
noun
（坐下时）覆盖两膝和大腿部分的衣裙
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5.
noun
山谷；山坳，山间凹地
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6.
noun
休息（养育）的处所
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7.
noun
重叠部分
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8.
noun
重叠
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9.
noun
重叠量；重叠处
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10.
noun
（绳索绕柱子的）一圈
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11.
noun
（用作切割或磨玻璃、宝石等的）磨盘
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12.
noun
（赛跑的）一圈；跑完全程，（游泳赛）游完全程
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13.
noun
（扩建工程的）一部分（或阶段）
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14.
noun
搭接；互搭
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15.
vt.
折迭；对折
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16.
vt.
包，包住
- 17. vt. （环境等）包围
- 18. vt. 使部分重叠
- 19. vt. 部分迭盖
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20.
vt.
（用磨盘）切割或抛光（玻璃、宝石等）
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21.
vt.
（径赛中）领先（对手）一圈
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22.
vi.
折迭；包裹
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23.
vi.
部分互搭，搭接；部分叠盖
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24.
vi.
（时间上）延续，延长至；伸延（与over连用）
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1.
noun
[rarely used]
（外衣或长袍的）下摆；裙兜，衣兜
Collins English-English Dictionary
- lap [læp]
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1.
n
the area formed by the upper surface of the thighs of a seated person
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2.
n
lapful the amount held in one's lap
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3.
n
a protected place or environment
- in the lap of luxury
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4.
n
any of various hollow or depressed areas, such as a hollow in the land
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5.
n
the part of one's clothing that covers the lap
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6.
n
[Etymology]
Old English læppa flap; see
lobe ,lappet ,lop 2
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1.
n
the area formed by the upper surface of the thighs of a seated person
- lap [læp]
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1.
n
one circuit of a racecourse or track
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2.
n
a stage or part of a journey, race, etc
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3.
n
an overlapping part or projection
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4.
n
the extent of overlap
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5.
n
the length of material needed to go around an object
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6.
n
a rotating disc coated with fine abrasive for polishing gemstones
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7.
n
any device for holding a fine abrasive to polish materials
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8.
n
[metallurgy]
a defect in rolled metals caused by the folding of a fin onto the surface
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9.
n
a sheet or band of fibres, such as cotton, prepared for further processing
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to wrap or fold (around or over)
- he lapped a bandage around his wrist
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11.
vt.
[tr]
to enclose or envelop in
- he lapped his wrist in a bandage
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12.
vt.
to place or lie partly or completely over or project beyond
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13.
vt.
[tr; usually passive]
to envelop or surround with comfort, love, etc
- lapped in luxury
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14.
vi.
[intr]
to be folded
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15.
vt.
[tr]
to overtake (an opponent) in a race so as to be one or more circuits ahead
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16.
vt.
[tr]
to polish or cut (a workpiece, gemstone, etc) with a fine abrasive, esp to hone (mating metal parts) against each other with an abrasive
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17.
vt.
to form (fibres) into a sheet or band
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18.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13 (in the sense: to wrap): probably from
lap 1
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1.
n
one circuit of a racecourse or track
- lap [læp]
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1.
vb
(of small waves) to wash against (a shore, boat, etc), usually with light splashing sounds
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2.
vb
[
often foll by up] (esp of animals) to scoop (a liquid) into the mouth with the tongue -
3.
n
the act or sound of lapping
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4.
n
a thin food for dogs or other animals
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5.
n
See also lap up
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6.
n
[Etymology]
Old English lapian; related to Old High German laffan, Latin lambere, Greek laptein
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1.
vb
(of small waves) to wash against (a shore, boat, etc), usually with light splashing sounds
Examples
- lap ped in luxury
- 生活奢侈 → lap
- to lap one board over another
- 使两块木板部分重叠 → lap
- By lap 26, Senna had moved up into second position.
- 到第二十六圈时，赛娜已经追到了第二的位置上。 → up
- After the third lap, she was way behind the other runners.
- 跑完第三圈儿，她就远远落在了其它选手的后面。
- She sits the child on her lap while singing.
- 她唱歌时，把孩子放在自己腿上。 → sit
- He used to sit me on his lap.
- 他以前常让我坐在他腿上。 → sit
- in the lap of luxury → lap
- plunk into his lap → plunk
- the restart of the lap → restart
- 我这腿不争气，最后一圈跑不动了。
- My legs failed me and I wasn't able to run the last lap. → 不争气
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