slap

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Definitions

v.

To strike someone with an open hand or flat object.

用手掌打,掴;拍击

n.

A blow given with an open hand or flat object; the sharp sound it makes.

掌击,拍击;拍击声

adv.

Exactly; directly; suddenly.

正好,直接地,突然地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slapother
=slap

Common Collocations

  • 1.slap in the face当众羞辱;迎头一击
  • 2.slap on the wrist小惩大诫;轻描淡写的惩罚
  • 3.give a slap打一巴掌
  • 4.slap on the back拍背鼓励

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She gave him a sharp slap across the face after his rude remark.

  • 2.

    The slap of the waves against the hull kept him awake all night.

  • 3.

    A slap on the back from his coach told him he had played well.

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