lap

US: /ˈɫæp/

UK: /lˈæp/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

lap /læp/
  • danh từ
    • vạt áo, vạt váy
    • lòng
      • the baby sat on his mother's lap: đứa bé ngồi trong lòng mẹ
    • dái tai
    • thung (chỗ trũng giữa hai quả đồi)
    • to be in Fortune's lap
      • may mắn
    • in the lap of gods
      • có trời biết
    • in the lap of luxury
      • trong cảnh xa hoa
  • danh từ
    • vật phủ (lên một vật khác)
    • vòng dây, vòng chỉ (quấn vào một cuộn)
    • (thể dục,thể thao) vòng chạy, vòng đua
    • (kỹ thuật) tấm nối (đường ray) ((cũng) half lap)
    • ngoại động từ
      • phủ lên, chụp lên, bọc
      • quấn, cuộn; gói
        • to lap something round something: quấn vật gì chung quanh vật khác
      • vượt hơn một vòng (trong cuộc chạy đua)
      • nội động từ
        • phủ lên, chụp lên
        • danh từ
          • (kỹ thuật) đá mài
          • ngoại động từ
            • (kỹ thuật) mài bằng đá mài
            • danh từ
              • cái liềm, cái tớp
              • thức ăn lỏng (cho chó...)
              • tiếng vỗ bập bềnh (sóng)
              • động từ
                • liếm, tớp (bằng lưỡi)
                • nốc, uống ừng ực
                • vỗ bập bềnh (sóng)
                • to lap up everything one is told
                  • ai nói gì cũng tin

              Advanced English dictionary

              noun, verb
              + noun [C]
              1 [usually sing.] the top part of your legs that forms a flat surface when you are sitting down: There's only one seat so you'll have to sit on my lap. + She sat with her hands in her lap.
              2 one journey from the beginning to the end of a track used for running, etc: the fastest lap on record + She has completed six laps. + He was overtaken on the final lap. + to do a lap of honour (= go around the track again to celebrate winning) + (AmE) to do a victory lap
              3 a section of a journey or trip: They're off on the first lap of their round-the-world tour.
              Idioms: drop / dump sth in sb's lap (informal) to make sth the responsibility of another person: They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap.
              sth drops / falls into sb's lap somebody has the opportunity to do sth pleasant without having made any effort: My dream job just fell into my lap.
              in the lap of the gods if the result of sth is in the lap of the gods, you do not know what will happen because it depends on luck or things you cannot control
              in the lap of luxury in easy, comfortable conditions, and enjoying the advantages of being rich: We spent two weeks in the hotel living in the lap of luxury.
              + verb (-pp-)
              1 [V] (of water) to touch sth gently and regularly, often making a soft sound: The waves lapped around our feet. + the sound of water lapping against the boat
              2 [VN] (of animals) to drink sth with quick movements of the tongue
              3 [VN] (in a race) to pass another competitor on a track who is one or more laps behind you: She had already lapped most of the other runners.
              Phrasal Verbs: lap sth<->up
              1 (informal) to accept or receive sth with great enjoyment, without thinking about whether it is good, true or sincere: It's a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it up. + She simply lapped up all the compliments.
              2 to drink all of sth with great enjoyment: The calf lapped up the bucket of milk.

              Thesaurus dictionary

              v.
              1 Often, lap up. lick up, tongue; sip, drink:
              In a moment, the cat had lapped all the cream from the saucer.
              2 wash, splash, ripple, plash, purl:
              The water rose till it was lapping at the doorstep.
              3 lap up.
              (a) consume, drink, eat:
              The dog lapped up every last scrap of food.
              (b) accept, believe, credit, fall for, Colloq swallow (whole), buy:
              She lapped up Felix's sob story and invited him in at once.
              n.
              1 circuit, orbit, ambit, circle, tour, trip, revolution:
              She runs four laps round the track every day for exercise.
              2 flap, fold, lappet, projection, lapel, overlap:
              This lap hides the zip.
              v.
              3 overlap, fold, enfold, envelop, wrap:
              Lap the fabric so as to cover the seam.

              Collocation

              ADJ.

              first, opening | final, last

              VERB + LAP

              complete, do, run

              LAP + NOUN

              record
              He set a new lap record.

              PREP.

              on the … ~
              He tripped and fell on the final lap.

              PHRASES

              a lap of honour
              The silver medallist joined the winner in a lap of honour.


              Concise dictionary

              lapped|lapping|lapslæp
              noun
              +the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
              +an area of control or responsibility
              +the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
              +a flap that lies over another part
              +movement once around a course
              +touching with the tongue
              verb
              +lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
              +pass the tongue over
              +move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
              +take up with the tongue
              +wash or flow against

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