rap

noun

1. 叩击；快速的敲击
   a quick sharp hit or knock
   1. There was a sharp rap on the door.
      有人在重重地急促敲门。
2. 说唱音乐（节奏快而强，配有快速念白的现代音乐）
   a type of modern music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not sung
   1. a rap song/artist
      说唱歌曲 / 艺术家
3. 说唱歌；快板歌
   a rap song
4. 罪责；罪名；判刑
   a criminal conviction (= the fact of being found guilty of a crime)
   1. a police rap sheet (= a record of the crimes sb has committed)
      判刑记录
5. 不公正的判决；苛评
   an unfair judgement on sth or sb
   1. He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’
      他谴责这样的批评“只不过是一次又一次的横加指斥”。
   2. Wolves get a bad rap , says a woman who owns three.
      “狼的名声不好，这是不公正的。”一位养着三只狼的女人说。

verb

1. 敲击；击打
   to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise
   1. She rapped angrily on the door.
      她怒气冲冲地敲着门。
   2. He rapped the table with his pen.
      他用钢笔敲了敲桌子。
2. 突然大声说出；突然厉声说出
   to say sth suddenly and quickly in a loud, angry way
   1. He walked through the store, rapping out orders to his staff.
      他在商店里一边走一边对他的员工大声发号施令。
3. （公开地）严厉批评，严加指责
   to criticize sb severely, usually publicly
   1. Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance.
      一些老师因为表现糟糕而受到严厉批评。
4. （说唱歌中）念白；唱说唱歌
   to say the words of a rap

1. N-UNCOUNT 说唱音乐（一种音乐形式）
   Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way.
   1. For some people, rap — the music of the hip-hop generation — is just so much noise...
      对某些人来说，说唱乐——嘻哈一族的音乐——简直就是噪音。
   2. Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
      她最喜爱的音乐是Run DMC说唱组合的音乐。
2. VERB 表演说唱音乐;说唱
   Someone who raps performs rap music.
   1. ...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
      听到Kids组合不仅表演说唱音乐还唱了歌的意外惊喜
   2. New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
      纽约人在说唱音乐中表现晚会和俱乐部的情景，我则说唱飞车追逐和枪战的情景。
3. N-COUNT 用说唱风格表演的音乐;说唱音乐中的歌词
   A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it.
   1. Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
      每个成员都参与到说唱中来，或者独唱，或者表演说唱乐中的和声部分。
4. VERB 急拍；快敲
   If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
   1. Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
      玛莉·安转身急促地敲了敲西蒙家的门。
   2. ...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
      用他右手指关节敲击玻璃
   3. A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
      一名守卫用警棍敲打金属扶手。
   4. Rap is also a noun.
      
   5. There was a sharp rap on the door.
      有人在急促地敲门。
5. N-COUNT 罪名；刑事责任
   A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it.
   1. You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
      因涉嫌协助和教唆越狱囚犯，你将面临联邦指控。
6. N-COUNT 批评;责备;训斥
   A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone.
   1. FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine...
      足协高层可能还要受到训诫并被处以罚款。
   2. Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
      各分时度假公司也受到了批评，因为他们一直违反相关规则。
7. VERB 责备;训斥
   If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it.
   1. Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
      昨天，水利行业的头头们因为怠慢客户而受到批评。
   2. The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
      部长批评了银行对待小企业的态度。
8. N-SING 名气;（常指并不符合实情的）坏名声
   The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve.
   1. The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless...
      科恩被人们认为做事太不计后果。
   2. The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
      这家伙据说并不怎么在乎。
   3. He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by 'lying with figures'.
      他说统计学家“用数据说谎”，败坏了他们的名声。
9. VERB 闲聊；交谈
   If you rap with someone about something, you talk about it in a relaxed or informal way.
   1. Today we are going to rap about relationships.
      今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。
10. PHRASE 训斥；责备；指责
    If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
    1. We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy...
       如果玩具质量低劣，我们会痛斥制造商。
    2. I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
       我参加了工人的罢工，因而受到了训斥。
    3. Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this.
       泰森女士也因为这么做而受到了指责。
11. PHRASE （权威人士的）指责，训斥
    If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
    1. The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles...
       那番话使他受到了指责。
    2. Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
       英国对他们进行了外交上的谴责。
12. PHRASE 承担责任;（尤指替人）受责备，受处罚
    If you take the rap, you are blamed or punished for something, especially something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally guilty.
    1. When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it?
       当那名客户被谋杀后，他妻子背上了黑锅，然而真是她杀的吗？
13. PHRASE 逃避责任（或责罚）
    If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
    1. ...their decision to help Minnie beat the murder rap.
       他们要帮米妮逃过谋杀罪惩罚的决定

1. Rap groups have been barred from large musical events because they are associated with vandalism.
   说唱组合被禁止参加大型的音乐活动，因为他们使人联想到肆意破坏公共财产的行为。
2. Anthrax have hooked up with Public Enemy for a metal/ rap version of 'Bring On The Noise'
   炭疽乐队和公敌乐队联手合作了重金属加说唱版的歌曲《带来噪音》。
3. For some people, rap — the music of the hip-hop generation — is just so much noise
   对某些人来说，说唱乐——嘻哈一族的音乐——简直就是噪音。
4. Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
   她最喜爱的音乐是RunDMC说唱组合的音乐。
5. New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
   纽约人在说唱音乐中表现晚会和俱乐部的情景，我则说唱飞车追逐和枪战的情景。
6. Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
   每个成员都参与到说唱中来，或者独唱，或者表演说唱乐中的和声部分。
7. Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
   玛莉·安转身急促地敲了敲西蒙家的门。
8. A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
   一名守卫用警棍敲打金属扶手。
9. You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
   因涉嫌协助和教唆越狱囚犯，你将面临联邦指控。
10. FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine
    足协高层可能还要受到训诫并被处以罚款。
11. Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
    各分时度假公司也受到了批评，因为他们一直违反相关规则。
12. Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers
    昨天，水利行业的头头们因为怠慢客户而受到批评。
13. The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
    部长批评了银行对待小企业的态度。
14. The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless
    科恩被人们认为做事太不计后果。
15. The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care
    这家伙据说并不怎么在乎。
16. He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by 'lying with figures'.
    他说统计学家“用数据说谎”，败坏了他们的名声。
17. Today we are going to rap about relationships.
    今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。
18. We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy
    如果玩具质量低劣，我们会痛斥制造商。
19. I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles
    我参加了工人的罢工，因而受到了训斥。
20. Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this.
    泰森女士也因为这么做而受到了指责。
21. The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles
    那番话使他受到了指责。
22. Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
    英国对他们进行了外交上的谴责。
23. When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it?
    当那名客户被谋杀后，他妻子背上了黑锅，然而真是她杀的吗？
24. The child's father gave a rap on the knuckles as a physical punishment.
    小孩的父亲敲打他的指关节体罚他。
25. Keep silent, and the spirits will rap out a message for you.
    请安静，神灵将用敲击声给你们以启示。
26. Now that you have your target platform set properly, you can develop RAP applications.
    现在您已经正确设置了目标平台，可以开发RAP应用程序了。
27. I think you got a bum rap from your company.
    我想，你受到了公司不公正的惩罚。
28. Why the hell you people think I rap?
    为什么人的地狱你想我说唱？
29. This guy's rap sheet's just about as old as he is.
    这家伙的刑罚单差不多跟他一般大了。

  tap knock rap【导航词义：敲打】

  tap v. 轻拍，轻敲

〔辨析〕指用手指等轻叩、轻拍或轻敲，意在引人注意，或表示爱抚等情感。

  knock v. 敲击，敲打

〔辨析〕指用手掌、拳头或硬物用力敲打，以引起他人的注意或重视。

  rap v. 轻敲，拍击

〔辨析〕指用指关节、笔等快速轻敲或急拍，意在引人注意或表示某种情感。

n.

(give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the knuckles

• （给某人以 / 受到）严厉谴责，厉声训斥
  (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth
  1. We got a rap over the knuckles for being late.
     我们因为迟到而受到严厉训斥。

take the rap (for sb/sth)

• （无辜）受罚；背黑锅
  to be blamed or punished, especially for sth you have not done
  1. She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.
     尽管在商店偷东西是她妹妹的主意，可她甘愿为此受罚。

beat the rap

• 逃脱惩罚
  to escape without being punished

v.

rap sb on/over the knuckles

rap sb's knuckles

• 批评；指责
  to criticize sb for sth

noun

1. the act of hitting vigorously
   1. he gave the table a whack

   Synonym:    knockbeltwhackwhang

2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
   1. he took the blame for it
   2. it was a bum rap

   Synonym:    blame

3. genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment

   Synonym:    rap musichip-hop

4. voluble conversation

5. the sound made by a gentle blow

   Synonym:    pattap

6. a gentle blow

   Synonym:    striketap

verb

1. talk volubly

2. strike sharply
   1. rap him on the knuckles

   Synonym:    knap

3. perform rap music

4. make light, repeated taps on a surface
   1. he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently

   Synonym:    tapknockpink