/tæp ||; tæp/verb (
tapping;tapped)
1 [I,T] tap (at/on sth);tap sb/sth (on/with sth) to touch or hit sb/sth quickly and lightly 轻拍；轻叩；轻敲: Their feet were tapping in time to the music. 他们的脚随着音乐打拍子。She tapped me on the shoulder. 她轻拍我的肩膀。 ☞picture on page S19 见S19页插图
2 [I,T] tap (into) sth to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc that already exists 利用，开发，挖掘（已有的能源、知识等）: to tap the skills of young people 挖掘年轻人的技能
3 [T] to fit a device to sb's telephone so that his/her calls can be listened to secretly （在电话上）安装窃听器