tap

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.tap¹ S3 /tæp/ BrE AmE noun
[Sense 1, 3, 5, 6: Language: Old English; Origin: tæppa]
[Sense 2, 4, 7: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: ⇨ ↑tap²]

1. WATER/GAS [countable] especially British English a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container SYN faucet American English:
Tap water (=water that comes out of a tap) is usually heavily treated with chemicals.
She went into the bathroom and turned on the taps.
kitchen/bath/garden tap
I washed my hands under the kitchen tap.
cold/hot tap (=the tap that cold or hot water comes from)
2. A LIGHT HIT [countable] an act of hitting something lightly, especially to get someone’s attention
tap at/on
She felt a tap on her shoulder.
There was a tap at the door.
3. on tap
a) beer that is on tap comes from a ↑barrel
b) informal something that is on tap is ready to use when you need it:
We’ve got all the information on tap.
4. DANCING [uncountable] (also tap dancing) dancing in which you wear special shoes with pieces of metal on the bottom which make a loud sharp sound on the floor
5. TELEPHONE [countable] an act of secretly listening to someone’s telephone, using electronic equipment:
The police had put a tap on his phone line.
6. BARREL [countable] a specially shaped object used for letting liquid out of a ↑barrel, especially beer
7. TUNE taps [plural] a song or tune played on the ↑bugle at night in an army camp, and at military funerals
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1)
verbs
▪ turn on a tap Run some cold water into the bath before turning on the hot tap.
▪ turn off a tap I forgot to turn the tap off.
▪ run a tap (=make water flow out of it) She stood at the sink, running the tap to get a glass of cold water.
▪ a tap is running (=water is flowing out of it) I think you must have left the tap running.
▪ a tap is dripping (=drops of water are coming out of it) If the tap is dripping, change the washer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tap
▪ the cold/hot tap She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
▪ the kitchen/bath/garden tap The water coming out of the kitchen tap had an odd smell.
▪ a mixer tap British English (=one through which cold and hot water can run together) He fitted a mixer tap to the bath.
▪ a running tap Wash the cut under a running tap.
▪ a dripping tap I could hear a dripping tap.
▪ a leaking/leaky tap (=with drops of water coming from the end ) The leaky tap had left a stain in the washbasin.
tap + NOUN
▪ tap water (=water that comes out of a tap) In the test, people preferred tap water to bottled mineral waters.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
adjectives
▪ a gentle/light/soft tap There was a gentle tap on the door.
▪ a sharp tap A few sharp taps with a hammer will force the nail through the surface.
verbs
▪ give something/somebody a tap She gave the dog a gentle tap with her umbrella.
II.tap² BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle tapped, present participle tapping)
[Sense 1-2, 8-10: Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: taper 'to hit with the flat part of the hand']
[Sense 3-7: Language: Old English; Origin: tæppian]
1. HIT LIGHTLY [intransitive and transitive] to hit your fingers lightly on something, for example to get someone’s attention
tap somebody on the shoulder/arm/chest etc
He turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder.
tap on
I went up and tapped on the window.
tap something on/against/from etc something
Mark tapped his fingers on the tabletop impatiently.
She tapped ash from her cigarette.
2. MUSIC [transitive] to make a regular pattern of sounds with your fingers or feet, especially when you are listening to music:
She tapped her feet in time to the music.
a toe-tapping tune
3. ENERGY/MONEY [transitive] (also tap into) to use or take what is needed from something such as an energy supply or an amount of money:
People are tapping into the power supply illegally.
We hope that additional sources of funding can be tapped.
4. IDEAS [transitive] (also tap into) to make as much use as possible of the ideas, experience, knowledge etc that a group of people has:
Your adviser’s experience is there to be tapped.
helping people tap into training opportunities
5. TELEPHONE [transitive] to listen secretly to someone’s telephone by using a special piece of electronic equipment:
Murray’s phone calls to Australia were tapped.
6. TREE [transitive] to get liquid from the ↑trunk of a tree by making a hole in it
7. PLAYER [transitive] (also tap up) British English informal if a football club taps a player from another team, it illegally tries to persuade that player to join its team
tap something ↔ in (also tap something into something) phrasal verb British English
to put information, numbers etc into a computer, telephone etc by pressing buttons or keys:
Tap in your password before you log on.
tap something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. to hit something lightly, especially with your fingers or foot, in order to make a pattern of sounds:
He whistled the tune and tapped out the rhythm.
2. to write something with a computer:
Brian tapped out a name on his small electronic organizer.

taphu

◎	[tæp]
※	danh từ
	■	vòi, khoá (nước) (như) faucet
		☆	to turn the tap on
			mở vòi
		☆	to turn the tap off
			đóng vòi
	■	sự mắc rẽ vào điện thoại để nghe trộm
	■	nút thùng rượu
	■	loại, hạng (rượu)
		☆	wine of an excellent tap
			rượu vang thượng hạng
	■	quán rượu, tiệm rượu
	■	mẻ thép (chảy ra lò)
	■	(kỹ thuật) bàn ren, tarô
	〆	on tap
		✓	trong thùng có vòi; trong thùng (về bia..)
		✓	có thể có ngay khi cần đến
※	ngoại động từ
	■	ráp vòi (vào thùng); mở vòi, đóng vòi
	■	rút chất lỏng ra từ (cái gì)
		☆	to tap a cask of cider
			rút rượu táo trong thùng ra
	■	cạo mủ (chích, cắt vỏ cây để lấy nhựa); gom (nhựa cây) bằng cách cạo mủ
		☆	to tap rubber-trees
			rạch cây cao su lấy mủ
	■	khoan, tiện ren
	■	cho (thép) chảy ra (khỏi lò)
	■	rút ra, bòn rút; vòi, bắt đưa, bắt nộp
		☆	to tap someone for money
			vòi tiền ai; bòn rút tiền ai
		☆	to tap someone for information
			bắt ai cung cấp tin tức
	■	mắc rẽ vào điện thoại (để nghe trộm)
	■	đề cập đến, bàn đến (một vấn đề)
	■	đặt quan hệ với, đặt quan hệ buôn bán với (một nước)
	■	cầu xin (ai)
	■	(kỹ thuật) ren
※	nội động từ
	■	rút (chất lỏng) qua vòi của thùng
		☆	to tap off some cider
			mở vòi rút rượu táo ra
※	danh từ, số nhiều taps
	■	cái gõ nhẹ, cái vỗ nhẹ, cái đập nhẹ, cái tát khẽ
	■	tiếng gõ nhẹ
		☆	to hear a tap at the window
			nghe có tiếng gõ nhẹ ở cửa sổ
	■	(số nhiều) (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) (quân sự) tiếng kèn hiệu cuối cùng trong ngày, báo hiệu tắt hết các đèn
※	ngoại động từ
	■	gõ nhẹ, vỗ nhẹ, đập nhẹ, khẽ đập, tát nhẹ
		☆	to tap someone on the shoulder
			vỗ nhẹ vào vai ai
		☆	to tap at the door
			gõ nhẹ vào cửa
※	nội động từ
	■	(+ at/on something) gõ
		☆	who's that tapping at the window?
			ai gõ cửa sổ thế?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pat, dab, wiretap, spigot, water faucet, water tap, hydrant, rap, strike, solicit, beg, tapdance, knock, pink, intercept, bug, exploit, tip