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  • Conjugation : past  slapped ; ing  slapping
  • Derivatives : n  slapper
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

slap [slæp]
  1. 1. noun [c] 掌击
  2. 2. vt. [+child] [ face] [ bottom]
  3. 3. adverb [inf] (directly) 直接地
    to give sb a slap
    某人巴掌
    a slap in the face
    [fig] 污辱
    to slap sb on the back
    拍拍某人后背
    to slap sth (down) on sth
    啪的一声把某物扔到某物上
    to slap some paint on a wall
    往墙上涂些油漆
    slap-bang {or} slap in the middle of sth
    [BRIT] [inf] 在某物的正中央

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

slap [slæp]
  1. 1. vt. 拍打掌击打耳光
    The impatient teacher slapped the student.
    失去耐心的老师扇了这个学生几耳光。
    A gunshot slapped him on the forehead.
    子弹射进了他的前额
  2. 2. vt. 用力放下扔下
  3. 3. n.[c] 打)耳光掌击拍打
  4. 4. n.[c] 拍打声,掌击声,耳光声
  5. 5. adverb 直接地,径直地

Collins English-English Dictionary

slap [slæp]
  1. 1. n a sharp blow or smack, as with the open hand, something flat, etc
  2. 2. n the sound made by or as if by such a blow
  3. 3. n a sharp rebuke; reprimand
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to strike (a person or thing) sharply, as with the open hand or something flat
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to bring down (the hand, something flat, etc) sharply
  6. 6. vt. [when intr, usually foll by against] to strike (something) with or as if with a slap
  7. 7. vt. [tr] [Spoken] [chiefly Brit] to apply in large quantities, haphazardly, etc
    she slapped butter on the bread
  8. 8. adv [Spoken] exactly; directly
    slap on time
  9. 9. adv forcibly or abruptly
    to fall slap on the floor
  10. 10. adv [Etymology] C17: from Low German slapp, German Schlappe, of imitative origin

Examples

to give sb a slap
打某人一巴掌
to slap sb on the back
拍拍某人的后背
to slap some paint on a wall
往墙上涂些油漆
The company was ready to slap down any negative publicity.
这个公司已经做好准备制止任何负面报道。
She enjoys meeting friends for a drink and a slap up meal at home.
她喜欢和朋友相聚,在家里喝点东西简单吃顿饭。
It hit slap-bang in the middle.
它砰地一声正好打在中间。
a hail-fellow-well-met slap on the back

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