lapping

常见例句

This was first observed by an MIT engineer, who filmed a cat lapping liquid in 1940.
这最早由MIT 的一个工程师在1940年发现，他当时拍下了一只小猫舔水的画面。
In a new study by researchers in the U.S., high-speed footage has revealed how cats keep clean while lapping milk or water.
（配图说明）在美国研究者的一份最新研究中，高速胶片回放显示了猫是如何在舔食牛奶或水时保持清洁的。
But now there has spread a crack in your hull and your hold is heavy. Now is the time for you to end your voyage, to be rocked into sleep by the lapping of the water by the beach.
可是这一次，你的船身上已经展开了一道裂缝，你的货舱装载的货物又很沉重，现在是你结束航行的时候了，让轻轻拍岸的波浪摇你入睡吧。

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