yap
[jæp]
vi.
(尤指小狗)尖叫,狂吠;
(对一些无关紧要的事)哇啦哇啦地说个不停;
n.
(狗的)乱吠声;
讨厌的人;年轻无赖;歹徒;蠢汉;
〈美俚〉发牢骚,叫嚷;
废话;笨蛋;嘴;
例句:
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The guy just loves to yap, and will do so at length.
那家伙就爱胡扯,而且一说起来就没完没了。
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His mother yap ped at him for staying away so long.
他母亲因为他离开她太久而对他吵嚷起来.
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I told her to shut her yap.
我叫她住嘴.
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Snatches of loud music...a strident yap of laughter.
来自C. Fremlin
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He talked about opening his yap and getting a fair shake.
来自NEWYORKER
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But Mr Haleyalur is part of a new education programme now under way in Yap to try to reverse this trend.
来自BBC