taps

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n. (美军)熄灯号, 熄灯鼓

发音

US /tæps/
其它
UK /tæps/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.

    仅复数 政治 军事
  2. 2.

    plural of tap

v.
  1. 1.

    third-person singular simple present indicative of tap

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

lights-out

相关短语

tap into 利用, 开发 tap out 敲出 taps out taps aff taps in taps of work taps up taps into taps off taps on taps one's toes taps the admiral tap up tap in tap the admiral

词源

From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.

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