1.a reproach for some lapse or misdeed;
he took the blame for it
2.a gentle blow
3.the sound made by a gentle blow
4.voluble conversation
5.genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
6.the act of hitting vigorously;
he gave the table a whack
1.strike sharply;
rap him on the knuckles
2.make light, repeated taps on a surface;
he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
3.perform rap music
4.talk volubly
rap是一個(gè)黑人俚語中的詞語,相當(dāng)于“談話”(talking),產(chǎn)自紐約貧困黑人聚居區(qū)。它以在機(jī)械的節(jié)奏聲的背景下,快速地訴說一連串押韻的詩句為特征。這種形式來源之一是過去電臺節(jié)目主持人在介紹