词汇 | tapped |
释义 | tapped Theme: ARREST mod. arrested. (As if one were tapped on the shoulder by a police officer.)I knew I was gonna get tapped eventually, but I just couldn't stop stealing.The whole gang was tapped in a police raid. Theme: EXHAUSTION mod. exhausted.I need a nap. I'm tapped out.I've had it. I'm tapped. Theme: MONEY - LACKING mod. broke.The consumer is just about tapped. Don't expect much buying in that sector.I'm tapped out. Nothing left for you or anybody else this month. Theme: RUINATION mod. ruined.We are tapped. That really did it to us.The project is completely tapped out. tapped Ⅰ ⇨ doolally; doolali; doolally tap; doodle-ally; doodally; tapped adjective 1 mad. From the obsolete noun 'doolally tap' (a form of madness). Deolali (a military sanitorium in Bombay) corrupted and abbreviated as 'doo-lally' plus Hundustani tap (fever) UK, 1925. 2 extremely drunk. Extends from the previous sense UK, 1943. 3 in a state of sensory confusion. A compound of all senses: 'mad', 'drunk' and 'broken' UK, 2001 tappedCompletely exhausted or depleted of some resource. A: "Do you want to place another bet?" B: "Nah, I'm tapped." Do we have any more ink cartridges? This one's tapped. tapped(tæpt)1. and tapped out mod. broke. The consumer is just about tapped. Don’t expect much buying in that sector. 2. and tapped out mod. exhausted. I need a nap. I’m tapped out. 3. and tapped out mod. ruined. We are tapped. That really did it to us. 4. mod. arrested. (As if one were tapped on the shoulder by a police officer.) I knew I was gonna get tapped eventually, but I just couldn’t stop stealing. |
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