clap /klæp/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) put quickly or forcibly
• (v.) cause to strike the air in flight
• (v.) clap one's hands together

Chinese translation

• n. 拍手, 拍手声, 霹雳声, 花柳病
• v. 鼓掌, (使)啪地关上

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/klæp/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.54 · Rare

Word forms

clapped, clapping, claps

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