/læp ||; læp/verb (
lapping;lapped)
1 [I] (used about water) to make gentle sounds as it moves against sth (指水)发出轻轻的拍打声: The waves lapped against the side of the boat. 波浪轻轻拍打着船舷。
2 [T] lap sth (up) (usually used about an animal) to drink sth using the tongue (通常指动物)舔: The cat lapped up the cream. 猫儿舔光了奶油。
3 [T] to pass another competitor in a race who has been round the track fewer times than you (赛跑中)比对手领先一圈或数圈
lap sth up(
informal 非正式) to accept sth with great enjoyment without stopping to think if it is good, true, etc 欣然接受;轻信