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说唱音乐（一种音乐形式）
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...
对某些人来说，说唱乐——嘻哈一族的音乐——简直就是噪音。
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
她最喜爱的音乐是Run DMC说唱组合的音乐。
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VERB
表演说唱音乐;说唱
Someone who raps performs rap music.
例句
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
听到Kids组合不仅表演说唱音乐还唱了歌的意外惊喜
New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
纽约人在说唱音乐中表现晚会和俱乐部的情景，我则说唱飞车追逐和枪战的情景。
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用说唱风格表演的音乐;说唱音乐中的歌词
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.
每个成员都参与到说唱中来，或者独唱，或者表演说唱乐中的和声部分。
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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.
玛莉·安转身急促地敲了敲西蒙家的门。
...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
用他右手指关节敲击玻璃
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罪名；刑事责任
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.
因涉嫌协助和教唆越狱囚犯，你将面临联邦指控。
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批评;责备;训斥
A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone.
例句
FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine...
足协高层可能还要受到训诫并被处以罚款。
Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
各分时度假公司也受到了批评，因为他们一直违反相关规则。
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VERB
责备;训斥
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，水利行业的头头们因为怠慢客户而受到批评。
The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
部长批评了银行对待小企业的态度。
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名气;（常指并不符合实情的）坏名声
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...
科恩被人们认为做事太不计后果。
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
这家伙据说并不怎么在乎。
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VERB
闲聊；交谈
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.
今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。
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PHRASE
训斥；责备；指责
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...
如果玩具质量低劣，我们会痛斥制造商。
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
我参加了工人的罢工，因而受到了训斥。
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PHRASE
（权威人士的）指责，训斥
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...
那番话使他受到了指责。
Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
英国对他们进行了外交上的谴责。
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PHRASE
承担责任;（尤指替人）受责备，受处罚
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?
当那名客户被谋杀后，他妻子背上了黑锅，然而真是她杀的吗？
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PHRASE
逃避责任（或责罚）
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.
他们要帮米妮逃过谋杀罪惩罚的决定