She waited quietly with her hands in her lap.

她双手放在腿上静静等候。

Hugh glanced at the child on her mother's lap.

休瞥了一眼坐在她妈妈膝上的小女孩。

...that last lap of the race.

比赛最后一圈

On lap two, Baker edged forward.

第二圈时，贝克悄然赶了上去。

He was caught out while lapping a slower rider. [VERB noun]

他在套圈超越一位落后的车手时出了错。

I had thought we might travel as far as Oak Valley, but we only managed the first lap of the journey. [+ of]

我原以为我们最远能到达橡树谷，结果只走完了第一段路程。

...the water that lapped against the pillars of the boathouse. [VERB prep./adv.]

轻拍着船屋支柱的海水

With a rising tide the water was lapping at his chin before rescuers arrived. [VERB prep./adv.]

救援人员到达时上涨的潮水已经淹到了他的下巴。

The building was right on the river and the water lapped the walls. [VERB noun]

建筑物就矗立在水中，河水轻轻拍打着墙壁。

The cat lapped milk from a dish. [VERB noun]

猫舔食盘中牛奶。

They had to stop the operation, so at that stage my life was in the lap of the gods.

他们不得不停止手术，所以那时的我只能听天由命。

We don't live in the lap of luxury, but we're comfortable.

我们的生活虽然并非锦衣玉食，也算是衣食无忧。