clapping

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I When you clap, you hit your hands together to express appreciation or attract attention. 拍 (手); 鼓掌
The men danced and the women clapped. 男人们跳舞，女人们鼓掌。
Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order. 米琪拍着手，叫他们恢复秩序。
2. V-T If you clap your hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly. 猛然放置
I clapped a hand over her mouth. 我猛地用一只手捂住了她的嘴。
3. V-T to make or cause to make a sharp abrupt sound, as of two nonmetallic objects struck together (两个非金属物相撞时)发出尖锐、突发的声音
4. N-COUNT A clap of thunder is a sudden and loud noise of thunder. 轰隆的雷声
5. N-UNCOUNT →a slang word for gonorrhoea