1. vt. & vi.领先　 be one or more laps ahead of (another competitor) in a race
2. vt.舔；舔食　 drink by taking up with the tongue, as a cat does
3. vt. & vi.包裹；缠绕（布等）于　 wrap or fold (cloth, etc.)
4. vt.轻拍；冲拍　 (of water) to move with a sound like the lapping up of liquid

　～ affectionately　充满深情地拍打
　～ greedily　贪婪地舔食
　～ hungrily　饥饿地吞食
　～ ingratiatingly　迎合地重叠
　～ thirstily　很渴地喝下
　～ down　喝光
　～ over　垂覆下来
　～ under　折叠在下面
　～ up　舔光
　～ against　轻拍…
　～ against the sides of the boat　轻轻地拍击船的两侧
　～ around　包扎
　～ at　拍打在
　～ in　包住，包围
　～ on　拍打
　～ over　重叠起来

　James lapped in two minutes.　詹姆斯在两分钟内跑完一圈。
　Before the end of the race Bob had lapped Jimmy.　比赛结束前，鲍勃以一圈领先于吉米。
　The champion lapped him at the mile.　在一英里赛跑中，冠军超过他整整一圈。
　She lapped my finger with gauze.　她用绷带将我的手指包起来。
　The cat is lapping water.　猫在舔水。
　Water lapped the sides of the boat.　水轻拍着小舟的两侧。

 ♣ lap about〔around, round〕　(v.+prep.)
　包住　be folded or wrapped round sth
　Crowds lapped about the corner.　人群围住那个角落。
　The ends of the cloth lap round the hole.　布的四角包住那个洞。
　The nurse lapped a bandage around his wrist.　护士把他的腕部包上绷带。
 ♣ lap against〔on〕　(v.+prep.)
　轻拍　pat slightly
　Little waves lapped against the boat.　碎浪轻拍着小舟。
　The waves were lapping against the side of the boat.　波浪轻拍着船舷。
　The sea was lapping on the rocks.　大海击打着礁石。
　The little waves were lapping on the beach.　轻波拍打着海滩。
 ♣ lap in　(v.+prep.)
　裹；包围　surround sb/sth
　He lapped me in his arms.　他把我搂在怀里。
　He lapped himself in a blanket.　他把自己裹在毛毯中。
　The mother lapped the child in a blanket.　母亲用毯子把孩子裹起来。
　The nurse lapped his wrist in a bandage.　护士把他的腕部包上绷带。
　Life flowed smoothly on lapping him in a changeless vacuum.　生活平静地流逝，把他包围在毫无变化的真空里。
 ♣ lap over¹　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）叠起，（使）卷起 (cause to) fold
　This dog's ears are so long that they lap over.　这只狗的耳朵长得耷拉了下来。
　The upper wings lap over.　上翼收回来。
　The edges of the paper have been lapped over.　纸边卷起来。
　The ends are lapped over to prevent them rubbing.　把边折了起来以免磨损。
2. （在空间或时间上）超过某物，超出限制 lie further than sth，(in space or time); go beyond a limit
　This mat is too big for the room, it laps over at the edges.　这张席子放在屋里太大，四边都折了起来。
　Don't forget that we have to see the director at midday, we must make sure that this meeting doesn't lap over.　记住中午得去见经理，我们一定别让会开过头。
 ♣ lap over²　(v.+prep.)
　重叠在…上　overlap, sit one partly on another
　The two pictures are made to lap over each other.　两幅照片是搭接在一起。
　The boat is built by lapping the edge of one board over the board underneath.　用一块木板的边压在下面的一块木板上，船就这样造出来。
 ♣ lap over into　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　延伸到　lie further than sth
　Our meeting lapped over into the next.　我们的会议延至下一次举行。
　The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.　伊丽莎白王朝延至十七世纪。
 ♣ lap under　(v.+adv.)
　往下折叠　fold under
　Any ends that were not smooth must lap under.　边不平就往下叠。
 ♣ lap up　(v.+adv.)
1. 将（某物）卷叠起来 fold (sth) together
　In lapping up a fur, they always put the inner side outwards.　卷毛皮时，他们总是让皮子朝外。
　I wrote this after I had lapped up my letter.　我把信叠起来后才写。
2. 舔食，喝掉 drink (liquid) with the tongue
　The cat quickly lapped up all the milk.　那只猫很快地把牛奶舔光了。
　He lapped up a plate of soup.　他贪婪地喝掉一碗汤。
　They sat there, lapping up the good wine.　他们坐在那里开怀痛饮美酒。
　The milk you put out in the saucer was quickly lapped up.　你倒在碟子里的牛奶很快给舔光了。
3. 急于接受或相信 be eager to accept
　These clever students lap up all the information that I can give them.　这些聪明的学生热切地吸收我能提供给他们的所有知识。
　The audience lapped up his monologue.　听众倾听他的独白。
　The film got terrible reviews but the public are lapping it up.　这部电影评论很糟，可观众仍踊跃观看。

1. C （坐着时）膝上腰下的大腿部分　the front part of a seated person between the waist and the knees
2. C 裙兜　part of a dress
3. C 一圈　a single journey round or along the track

　the last ～　最后一圈
　the next ～　下一圈
　in sb's ～　在某人膝上
　on the last ～　最后一圈
　the last ～ of sb's term　某人任期的最后阶段

　The man was sitting in a chair with his hat on his lap.　那人坐在扶手椅子里，腿上放着他的帽子。
　She was sitting with her hands on her lap.　她坐着，把手放到膝上。
　She put the apples in her lap.　她把苹果装在了裙兜里。
　He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.　他进入第八圈时便开始冲刺。

 ♣ drop〔dump〕 sth in sb's lap
　将某事推给他人负责　make sth the responsibility of sb else
　You don't drop the accident in my lap.　不要把这起事故往我身上推。
 ♣ in the lap of luxury
　在优裕的环境中　in very great comfort
　He wants to marry a millionairess and live in the lap of luxury.　他想跟一个百万富婆结婚，过上奢华的生活。
 ♣ in the lap of the gods
　结果尚难预料，毫无把握　dependent on chance or fate;uncertain
　The outcome of the experiment is in the lap of the gods.　实验结果尚难预料。

　［词源］古英语læppa（膝部）