dap
/dæp/ (bre, ipa) · /dæp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdap/ (ame, mw)
dap — 名詞
- dapsingular
- dapsplural
1. a friendly greeting gesture: two people lightly knock or press their closed fist
擊拳
兩人以拳頭互碰表示問候或讚賞
a friendly greeting gesture: two people lightly knock or press their closed fists together to show excitement, celebrate an achievement, or say hello in a casual way.
Iker and Felix exchanged a quick dap before the warm-up drills started.
Iker 和 Felix 在暖身練習開始前快速地擊拳致意。
collocation: exchange a dap
After the team won the semi-final, Zola gave each of her teammates a warm dap.
球隊贏得準決賽後，Zola 和每位隊友都溫暖地擊拳慶祝。
collocation: give someone a dap
The coach showed the team how to do a proper dap without hurting their knuckles.
教練向年輕球員示範如何正確擊拳而不傷到指節。
Instead of shaking hands, Andrés gave his cousin a friendly dap at the station.
Andrés 沒有握手，而是在車站給了他表弟一個友好的擊拳。
- fist bump
the most common alternative name for the same gesture; 'dap' is slightly more slangy and carries cultural roots in African American and sports communities
- pound
an older slang term for the same fist-to-fist greeting, common in 1990s–early 2000s hip-hop and sports culture
- knuckle tap
a lighter, more playful version of the gesture, often used with children or in very casual settings
- handshake
the formal, palm-to-palm greeting used in business and formal introductions
文法句型
give + someone + a dap
exchange + a dap
用法筆記
Almost always used in informal situations — between friends, teammates, or acquaintances in casual settings. A dap is less formal than a handshake and usually implies a shared sense of trust or camaraderie.