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
the act of hitting vigorously
造句
He got a rap over the knuckles from the teacher for not doing enough work. 他沒做完功課挨了老師一通訓。
He rapped the government on the knuckles for wasting the public money. 他尖刻地抨擊政府浪費公款。
The chairman rapped on the table for order. 主席敲擊桌子以維持秩序。