1. Ready to be drawn; in a tapped cask: beer on tap. 2. Available for immediate use; ready: extra personnel on tap. 3. Scheduled or expected: What's on tap for the weekend? [Middle English tappe, from Old English tæppa, tapered peg used as a stopper; akin to German Zapfen, ...
First recorded in 1175–1225;Middle Englishverbtappen, tap,probably imitative; noun derivative of the verb Origin oftap2 First recorded before 1050;Middle Englishnountap(pe), tape,Old Englishtæppa“tapered plug used as a stopper for a cask”; cognate withDutchtap,Old High Germanzapfo,Old...
English(=one through which cold and hot water can run together)He fitted a mixer tap to the bath.a running tapWash the cut under a running tap.a dripping tapI could hear a dripping tap.a leaking/leaky tap(=with drops of water coming from the end)The leaky tap had left a stain in ...
1. The word "tap" is pronounced as /tæp/ in both American and British English.2. Meanings:- To gently strike or knock.- To install a spout or tap.- To eavesdrop.- To adopt or use.- To make a cut in a tree for sap collection.- To appoint or nominate.- Illeg...
The pair “___” are dialectal synonyms in British and American English. A.tap and faucet B.stroll and trot C.liberty and freedom D.statesman and politician相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 A 考查语义学的词义关系题干中要求找出属于方言同义词(即英式英语和美式英语)的一组词。A项tap和faucet均是水龙头...
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Eleanor Powell was an American film performer best known for her powerful and aggressive style of tap dancing. In 1965, the Dance Masters of America bestowed upon her the title of World’s Greatest Tap Dancer. Powell studied ballet at age six and began d
原文我打出来了 放翻译里面去翻译下，差不了太多 Most of the arts in america are a combination of ideas and influences from many sources. Tap dancing certainly fits in this category.It is truly and American art, but it has been influenced by English and Irish dance steps as well...
(redirected fromtaprooted) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia tap·root (tăp′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′) n. The main root of a plant, usually stouter than the lateral roots and growing straight downward from the stem. [Fromtap.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edi...
A dance in which the dancer clicks metal taps fixed to the heels and toes of the shoes in rhythm against the floor. tap′-dance′v. tap dancern. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Publish...