vt.& vi.突然说出,(公开地)严厉批评,突然大声说出,连续敲叩
n.(轻快的)敲击(声),说唱音乐,说唱歌,速度快的谈话
Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
英国对他们进行了外交上的谴责。
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care.
这家伙据说并不怎么在乎。
He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by "lying with figures".
他说统计学家“用数据说谎”,败坏了他们的名声。