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lapped
搭接的; 重疊的
Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapped p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping.]
1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
To lap his head on lady's breast. --Praed.
2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
lap
n 1: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked
up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
2: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in
my lap"
3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his
lap was covered with food stains" [syn: lap covering]
4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles
should be at least ten inches" [syn: overlap]
5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
for insurance" [syn: circle, circuit]
6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
[syn: lick]
v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: lick]
3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing
sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The
curtain swooshed open" [syn: swish, swosh, swoosh]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the
cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: lap
up, lick]
5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: lave,
wash]
[also: lapping, lapped]