"lapping" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 轻拍（液体声）- 舔（水、动物）

Definition

“Lapping” 指水轻轻拍打表面的声音或动作，也指动物用舌头喝水的方式。这个词可以指声音或动作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于文学或诗歌描述水的动作（如“the waves lapping at the shore”），或动物喝水时的动作（“The cat is lapping up the milk”）。一般不用来形容人喝水。“Lapping up”有时也指“贪婪地接受、享受”。

Examples

The water was lapping against the boat.

水正**轻拍**着船身。

The kitten is lapping up the milk.

小猫正在**舔**牛奶。

I heard the sound of waves lapping the shore.

我听到了海浪**轻拍**岸边的声音。

Rain was lapping at the window all night long.

一整夜雨水都在**轻拍**窗户。

We sat by the lake, listening to the water lapping on the rocks.

我们坐在湖边，听着水**轻拍**岩石的声音。

The puppy started lapping as soon as I filled its bowl.

我一把碗装满，小狗就开始**舔**起来了。