clap學測 L2KK [ˈklæp] | /ˈklæp/
掌聲;鼓掌·雷聲;霹靂聲
學測常考複合義名詞
A sudden clap of thunder made the dog jump under the table.
一聲突然的雷聲嚇得狗跳到桌子底下。
一個畫面:一聲清脆巨響
雙掌拍擊手掌用力互擊,發出短促聲響
雷聲炸響雲層放電,瞬間發出巨響
義項
熱烈掌聲B1noun掌聲;鼓掌
After the funny joke, everyone gave a loud clap.
聽到好笑的笑話後,大家都給予熱烈的掌聲。
a loud clapa single clap
雷聲霹靂B1noun雷聲;霹靂聲
During the storm, a loud clap of thunder shook the whole house.
暴風雨來襲時,一聲巨雷震動了整棟房子。
a clap of thunder
片語
clap of thunder雷聲霹靂 →一聲轟然巨雷
clap along隨拍鼓掌 →跟著音樂拍手打拍子
give a clap報以掌聲 →鼓掌表示鼓勵支持
你會不會這樣說?
Fill in: After the joke, everyone gave a loud ___. (clap / claps)
看答案
clap
clap 前面接 a 表「一次」拍手聲,屬單數,不可加 s。
'A sudden clap of thunder woke her up.' 這裡的 clap 最接近哪個意思?(A) 拍手聲 (B) 雷聲
看答案
(B)
此句描述暴風雨中的雷聲,對應「雷聲;霹靂聲」義項。
字族
clapping 鼓掌;拍手(動作或持續的聲音)
順路看看
applause — 比 clap 更正式的掌聲說法thunder — 雷聲本身,常與 clap 搭配出現cheer — 歡呼聲,常伴隨 clap 一起出現多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
團隊暖身活動
Each participant gave a single clap when the facilitator called their name.
主持人叫到名字時,每位參加者都拍了一下手。
戶外工作簡報
A loud clap of thunder interrupted the outdoor staff briefing.
一聲響亮的雷聲打斷了戶外員工簡報。
詞族
claps noun(複數) 拍手聲;一聲聲雷響・clapped verb(過去式/過去分詞) 拍手;鼓掌・clapping noun(不可數) 拍手;鼓掌聲
四選一
Three sharp ____ of thunder interrupted the outdoor staff briefing.
看答案
claps
Three 後需要可數複數名詞,因此選 claps。clap 是單數,clapped 是動詞過去式或過去分詞;clapping 雖可作名詞,但表示不可數的鼓掌活動或聲音,不適用於 three ... of thunder。
同義改寫
Each participant gave a single clap when the facilitator called their name. → Each participant struck their hands together once when the facilitator called their name.
struck their hands together once 明確保留 single clap 所指的一次拍手動作。
A loud clap of thunder interrupted the outdoor staff briefing. → A sudden, loud crash of thunder interrupted the outdoor staff briefing.
兩句都指突然響起的一聲巨雷,並保留簡報被打斷的情境。