lap
🇬🇧 UK/læp/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2
Definitions
n.
The flat area formed by the thighs of a seated person; one circuit of a racetrack or pool.
膝盖(坐时大腿形成的平面);(赛道或泳池的)一圈
v.
To drink by scooping with the tongue; (of water) to wash gently against something with a soft sound.
舔食,舔饮;(水)轻拍,拍打
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishlapother
=lap
Example Sentences
- 1.
The child sat on her mother's lap while listening to bedtime stories.
- 2.
The runner completed twenty laps around the track before cooling down.
- 3.
Cats love to lap up cream from a dish with their rough pink tongues.