Tra từ tap - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tap [tap taps tapped tapping] verb, noun BrE [tæp] NAmE [tæp]
verb (-pp-)
1. intransitive, transitive to hit sb/sth quickly and lightly
•~ (away) (at sth) Someone tapped at the door.
• He was busy tapping away at his computer.
•~ sb/sth Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) if you tap your fingers, feet, etc. or they tap, you hit them gently against a table, the floor, etc, for example to the rhythm of music
• He kept tapping his fingers on the table.
• The music set everyone's feet tapping.
3. transitive, intransitive to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists
•~ sth We need to tap the expertise of the people we already have.
•~ into sth The movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals.
4. transitive ~ sth (especially BrE)to fit a device to a telephone so that sb's calls can be listened to secretly
•He was convinced his phone was being tapped.
see also ↑wiretapping
5. transitive ~ sth to cut into a tree in order to get liquid from it
6. transitive, usually passive ~ sb (NAmE)to choose sb to do a particular job
•Richards has been tapped to replace the retiring chairperson.
7. transitive ~ sth (phonetics)to produce a ↑tap (⁶)
Syn: ↑flap
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 and n. sense 4 v. senses 3 to 5 Old English tæppa ‘peg for the vent-hole of a cask’ tæppian ‘provide (a cask) with a stopper’ Germanic Dutch tap German, Zapfen v. senses 1 to 2 and n. sense 3 n. sense 5 and v. sense 6 Middle English Old French taper ↑clap ↑rap

Example Bank:
•He tapped home his second goal from close range.
•He was tapped on the shoulder by a soldier.
•She tapped away at her keyboard.
•She tapped her fingers gently on the table.
•She tapped the ice with a stick.
•Ralph tapped me on the shoulder to get my attention.
•The music set everyone's feet tapping.
Idiom: ↑on tap
Derived: ↑tap somebody for something ▪ ↑tap something in ▪ ↑tap something out

noun
1. (especially BrE) (NAmE usually fau·cet)countable a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe into a bath/ ↑bathtub or ↑sink
•bath taps
•the hot/cold tap (= the tap that hot/cold water comes out of)
•Turn the tap on/off.
• Don't leave the tap running.
•the sound of a dripping tap
• I put my head under the tap and let the cool water run over me.

see also ↑tap water
2. countable a device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container
•a gas tap
•beer taps
3. countable a light hit with your hand or fingers
•a tap at/on the door
• He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round.
4. countable an act of fitting a device to a telephone so that sb's telephone calls can be listened to secretly
•a phone tap
5. uncountable = ↑tap-dancing
6. countable (phonetics)a speech sound which is produced by striking the tongue quickly and lightly against the part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth. The /[t] / in later in American English and the /[r] / in very in some British accents are examples of taps.
Syn: ↑flap

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 and n. sense 4 v. senses 3 to 5 Old English tæppa ‘peg for the vent-hole of a cask’ tæppian ‘provide (a cask) with a stopper’ Germanic Dutch tap German, Zapfen v. senses 1 to 2 and n. sense 3 n. sense 5 and v. sense 6 Middle English Old French taper ↑clap ↑rap

Example Bank:
•She heard a tap at the door.
•Someone has left the tap running.
•The pub has two sorts of beer on tap.
•There was a little tap at the door.
•Turn the tap clockwise.
•You have to run the tap a long time before the hot water comes.
•the sound of a dripping tap

See also: ↑faucet