Lap

(noun.) movement once around a course; 'he drove an extra lap just for insurance'.

(noun.) a flap that lies over another part; 'the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches'.

(noun.) the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; 'his lap was covered with food stains'.

(noun.) the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; 'he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap'.

(noun.) an area of control or responsibility; 'the job fell right in my lap'.

(verb.) take up with the tongue; 'The cat lapped up the milk'; 'the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast'.

(verb.) move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; 'The bubbles swoshed around in the glass'; 'The curtain swooshed open'.

(verb.) lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another.

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• Evelyn was the only mirthful creature present: he sat on Clara's lap; and, making matter of glee from his own fancies, laughed aloud. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• It seemed a long while--she did not know how long--before she heard Celia saying, That will do, nurse; he will be quiet on my lap now. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The telephone receiver was held on the head with a spring, the flexible connecting wire being attached to the lap board, thus leaving the operator with both hands free. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Somewhat confounded, Miss Wren parried the pleasantry, and sat down in a corner behind the door, with her basket in her lap. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The old lap-welded barrel gave way to the barrel drilled from solid steel. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Pray sit down, said Dorothea, crossing her hands on her lap; I am very glad you were here. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• You are travelling several laps ahead of me, my friend, I interrupted. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I'm afraid we'd have him right here in our laps. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• They'll take suggestion as a cat laps milk. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• They are put together with a double-lapped spiral seam to give expansion-resisting qualities, and as an additional precaution small metal rings are slipped on the outside. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• However, the rain soon cooled them down again: they lapped a drop of water each, and crept back into their kennels. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• When he slept he seemed to crouch down in the bed, lapped up in his own strength, that yet was hollow. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• In the silo it should be distributed evenly and probably had better be placed in regular layers, lapping shingle fashion so that it will settle evenly. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Finally I felt the lapping waters about my feet. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• He was afraid that one day he would break down and be a purely meaningless babble lapping round a darkness. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Jo could not speak, and for several minutes there was no sound but the sigh of the wind and the lapping of the tide. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• She was afraid lest she should even become sleepily deadened into forgetfulness of anything beyond the life which was lapping her round with luxury. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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