詞彙精選：rap的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
輕敲（聲）
例句：
There is a light rap at the door.
有輕輕的敲門聲。
例句：
He took a bad rap on the head when he fell.
他跌倒時頭被猛撞了一下。
罪名，刑事責任
例句：
He was charged with arson, but his lawyer helped him beat the rap.
他被控縱火，但他的律師爲他開脫了罪責。
例句：
You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
因涉嫌協助和教唆越獄囚犯，你將面臨聯邦指控。
（常指並不符合實情的）壞名聲
例句：
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care.
這傢伙據說並不怎麼在乎。
例句：
He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by 'lying with figures'.
他說統計學家“用數據說謊”，敗壞了他們的名聲。
說唱
例句：
Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.
你喜歡說唱音樂嗎？我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。
例句：
Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
每個成員都參與到說唱中來，或者獨唱，或者表演說唱樂中的和聲部分。
批評，責備，訓斥
例句：
He got a rap over the knuckles from the teacher for not doing enough work.
他沒做完功課捱了老師一通訓。
例句：
He got a rap on the knuckles for his bad work.
他因幹得糟糕而受責備。
v.
輕敲，敲擊（致使） [I,T]
例句：
The judge rapped for order.
法官敲敲木棰叫人們遵守紀律。
例句：
Something rapped smartly against the brickwork over the frame.
窗框上邊的磚頭上有一樣東西輕輕作聲。
嚴厲批評 [I,T]
例句：
The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
部長嚴厲批評了銀行對待小企業的態度。
例句：
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers.
昨天，水利行業的頭頭們因爲怠慢客戶而受到批評。
交談 [I]
例句：
Today we are going to rap about relationships.
今天我們要聊聊關係的問題。
例句：
We rapped about baseball for hours.
我們暢談了好幾個小時的棒球。
表演說唱 [I,T]
例句：
New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
紐約人在說唱音樂中表現晚會和俱樂部的情景，我則說唱飛車追逐和槍戰的情景。
例句：
He's talking about the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing.
他正談論着聽到Kids組合不僅表演說唱音樂還唱了歌的意外驚喜。
二、詞義辨析：
knock,tap,rap,pat
這些動詞均有“敲、擊”之意。knock指用拳頭或其它器械猛敲或猛打；也指用手輕敲某物。tap多指慢慢地連續地輕擊或輕拍。rap指用手指或木棒等快速地輕敲或急拍。pat指用手輕拍以示同情、贊同或愛撫。
三、相關短語：
rap session
n.<美俚>研討會,座談會
rap group
研究小組
rap sheet
公安部門的刑事犯登記表
四、參考例句：
She has an appetite for rap music.
她喜歡說唱音樂。
That boy is fond of rap music.
那個男孩對說唱音樂相當着迷。
Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
每個成員都參與到說唱中來，或者獨唱，或者表演說唱樂中的和聲部分。
New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
紐約人在說唱音樂中表現晚會和俱樂部的情景，我則說唱飛車追逐和槍戰的情景。
He served as DJ in the rap group.
他是說唱組合負責調試音樂的人。
Today we are going to rap about relationships.
今天我們要聊聊關係的問題。
There is a light rap at the door.
有輕輕的敲門聲。
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
她最喜愛的音樂是Run DMC說唱組合的音樂。
We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
我們需要坐下來講講一些事情。
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care.
這傢伙據說並不怎麼在乎。
