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說唱音樂（一種音樂形式）
Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way.
例句
For some people, rap — the music of the hip-hop generation — is just so much noise...
對某些人來說，說唱樂——嘻哈一族的音樂——簡直就是噪音。
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
她最喜愛的音樂是Run DMC說唱組合的音樂。
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VERB
表演說唱音樂;說唱
Someone who raps performs rap music.
例句
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
聽到Kids組合不僅表演說唱音樂還唱了歌的意外驚喜
New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
紐約人在說唱音樂中表現晚會和俱樂部的情景，我則說唱飛車追逐和槍戰的情景。
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用說唱風格表演的音樂;說唱音樂中的歌詞
A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it.
例句
Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
每個成員都參與到說唱中來，或者獨唱，或者表演說唱樂中的和聲部分。
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VERB
急拍；快敲
If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
例句
Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
瑪莉·安轉身急促地敲了敲西蒙家的門。
...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
用他右手指關節敲擊玻璃
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罪名；刑事責任
A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it.
例句
You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
因涉嫌協助和教唆越獄囚犯，你將面臨聯邦指控。
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批評;責備;訓斥
A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone.
例句
FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine...
足協高層可能還要受到訓誡并被處以罰款。
Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
各分時度假公司也受到了批評，因為他們一直違反相關規則。
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VERB
責備;訓斥
If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it.
例句
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
昨天，水利行業的頭頭們因為怠慢客戶而受到批評。
The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
部長批評了銀行對待小企業的態度。
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N-SING
名氣;（常指并不符合實情的）壞名聲
The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve.
例句
The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless...
科恩被人們認為做事太不計后果。
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
這家伙據說并不怎么在乎。
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VERB
閑聊；交談
If you rap with someone about something, you talk about it in a relaxed or informal way.
例句
Today we are going to rap about relationships.
今天我們要聊聊關系的問題。
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PHRASE
訓斥；責備；指責
If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
例句
We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy...
如果玩具質量低劣，我們會痛斥制造商。
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
我參加了工人的罷工，因而受到了訓斥。
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PHRASE
（權威人士的）指責，訓斥
If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
例句
The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles...
那番話使他受到了指責。
Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
英國對他們進行了外交上的譴責。
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PHRASE
承擔責任;（尤指替人）受責備，受處罰
If you take the rap, you are blamed or punished for something, especially something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally guilty.
例句
When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it?
當那名客戶被謀殺后，他妻子背上了黑鍋，然而真是她殺的嗎？
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PHRASE
逃避責任（或責罰）
If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
例句
...their decision to help Minnie beat the murder rap.
他們要幫米妮逃過謀殺罪懲罰的決定