rap
noun uk/ræp/ us/ræp/
(MUSIC)
A2 [ U ]说唱乐
a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung
a rap artist/star 说唱乐艺人／歌星
(PUNISHMENT)
[ C or U ] mainly US slang指控;罪责;判刑
a statement accusing someone of a crime, or the punishment that someone is given for a crime
He always said he was jailed on a bum rap (= false accusation). 他总说自己坐牢是冤枉的。
The police caught him, but somehow he managed to beat the rap (= escape punishment). 警察抓住了他，但不知怎么他竟设法逃脱了罪责。
I'm not going to take the rap for you (= be punished for something you did). 我才不会替你去背黑锅。
(JUDGMENT)
[ C ] US slang看法，评价；反响
a judgment or a reaction
The new show got a bum/bad rap (= was severely criticized) in all the papers. 这个新的节目被各家报纸骂了个狗血喷头。
(HIT)
[ C ]（尤指击打坚硬表面发出的）敲击（声），叩击（声）
a sudden short noise, especially one made by hitting a hard surface
There was a series of raps on the window. 传来一阵敲窗户的声音。
Idiom
a rap on/over the knucklesidiom 严厉的批评;厉声的指责;愤怒的谴责
the act of speaking to someone severely or angrily because of something they have done or failed to do
I got a rap on the knuckles for not finishing my essay on time. 我因为没有按时完成论文受到了严厉的批评。
rap
verb uk/ræp/ us/ræp/ -pp-
(HIT)
[ I or T ]敲击，急拍;突然大声说，突然厉声说
to hit or say something suddenly and forcefully
She rapped (on) the table to get everyone's attention. 她敲了敲桌子，让大家注意。
The colonel rapped (out) an order to his men. 上校厉声对他的士兵下命令。
[ T ]（尤指正式地）批评，指责，苛责
to criticize someone, especially officially
The headline read "Judge raps police". 报道的标题是“法官斥责警方”。
(MUSIC)
[ I ]表演说唱乐；说唱
to perform rap
Idiom
rap someone over the knucklesidiom 严厉批评，厉声指责，愤怒谴责（某人）
to speak officially to someone in a severe or angry way because you disapprove of their actions
He was rapped over the knuckles by the management. 他受到了管理层的严厉批评。