拍[pāi] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 拍[pāi]
- 动词- （用手或工具轻轻地打） clap; pat; beat; slap:
pat one's clothes to get the dust off;拍掉身上的土
bounce a ball;拍球
- （挥动翅膀） flap; beat:flap[beat] wings;拍翅膀
The bird flapped slowly off.那只鸟拍着翅膀慢慢地飞走了。
- （浪涛冲击） lash; beat; lap:mighty waves beating the shore;惊涛拍岸
Waves lapped on the beach.波浪轻拍海滩。
- （发电报等） send (a telegram, etc.):send a telegram拍电报
- （拍摄） take (a picture); shoot:shoot [make] a film;拍电影
take a photo [picture];拍照
- （拍马屁） flatter; fawn on:be good at boasting and toadying;能吹会拍
lick sb.'s boots; flatter拍马
- 名词- （拍东西的用具） bat; racket:
flyswatter;苍蝇拍儿
ping-pong bat; table-tennis bat;乒乓球拍
- {音} （节奏; 拍子） beat; time:on [off] the beats;合[不合]拍
four beats in [to] a bar;一小节四拍
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
She patted her hair into place/shape.
He patted his face dry (with a towel).
She patted down a few wisps of hair.
He slapped me on the back on my way home.
Spray slaps the coast ceaselessly.
The mother patted the little girl to make her go to sleep.
Snowflakes were patting against the window.
Visitors to the castle are asked not to take photographs.
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