Rap

(noun.) genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged.

(noun.) voluble conversation.

(noun.) a gentle blow.

(verb.) talk volubly.

(verb.) strike sharply; 'rap him on the knuckles'.

(verb.) perform rap music.

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• Mr. Vholes gives it a rap, and it sounds as hollow as a coffin. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• A rap at the door startled him in this occupation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Pip's rap, I heard her say, immediately; come in, Pip. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• In the very meridian of the night's enjoyment, about an hour after tea, a rap was heard at the door. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• As soon as the waves cease, the hammer gives its last rap, and the tube is left in the decohered condition ready for the next transmission of waves. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I give this here bell a rap with this here hammer, and you go on along the passage till you meet somebody. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• At this very moment a thundering rap at the door was heard. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• There was no answer, and Mrs. Mingott rapped impatiently with her stick on the shiny floor. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• I held up my precious book before him; I rapped the open page impressively with my forefinger. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I sat up in bed and rapped my knuckles against the rail to make certain that I was truly awake. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The leader rapped upon it with the hilt of his sword--three quick, sharp blows, a pause, then three more, another pause, and then two. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• First I taught them that they could not unseat me, and even rapped them sharply between the ears to impress upon them my authority and mastery. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Stumbling against a door on the landing, he rapped at it with his knuckles. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Before he had quite undressed, Mrs. Abel rapped at the door; he opened it an inch, so that he could hear her speak low. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• P'raps they wouldn't do it if I wos to go myself. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• P'raps they're sent as a consolation, if we only know'd it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• P'raps he'd resign if you disappinted him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Wot I was a-thinkin on, Mr. Sangsby, proceeds Jo, wos, as you wos able to write wery large, p'raps? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• If you was writin' to her, p'raps you'd recollect to say that Barkis was willin'; would you? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• P'raps you'd so fur obleege me, learned governor, as tell him that if he don't come precious soon, I'll look him up. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• P'raps he might ha' throw'd a small light on that 'ere liver complaint as we wos a-speakin' on, just now. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• She arose, but before she had time to get out of the room a loud rapping began upon the front door. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• While he was gone another rapping came to the door. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Anselmo and Fernando were still shaking the snow from their jackets, beating their trousers and rapping their feet against the wall by the entrance. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.

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