- 轻拍；轻叩：
The teacher tapped me on my shoulder.
老师轻轻地拍了下我的肩膀。
The girl tapped the door with her knuckles.
女孩用指关节轻轻敲门。
- (连续)轻击，轻敲，轻打：
The secretary tapped her typewriter all morning.
秘书噼里啪啦地连续打了一上午的字。
- 以(手指、铅笔等)轻轻敲打：
to tap one's foot on the floor
用脚轻敲地板
The boss tapped his pencil on the desk.
老板用铅笔敲击办公桌。
The blind man tapped his cane on the sidewalk.
盲人用手杖敲击人行道。
- 敲打出；敲进：
He tapped his pipe out into the fireplace.
他把烟斗的烟灰敲到壁炉里。
It's not easy to tap a nail into the wall.
这墙不容易钉进钉子。
He tapped out an article on the typewriter.
他用打字机打出了一篇文章。
- [美国英语]选择；推选：
He was tapped as president of the college.
他被选为该学院的院长。
They tapped her for a reportorial assignment.
他们指定她去完成一次报道任务。
- 给(鞋)打鞋掌，加鞋掌：
to tap shoes
给鞋钉掌子