Definition of clapper in English:

clapper

noun ˈklapəˈklæpər

The tongue or striker of a bell.
钟舌，钟锤；铃锤，铃舌
Example sentencesExamples
- Leonardo, meanwhile, was making notes on a church bell, ‘the way it moved and how its clapper was fastened‘.
- At the bottom of the bell, a white silhouette of a boy holds a rope entwined to the clapper.
- Mr Grantham said: ‘Our bell is made of bronze, weighs about 25 kilogram and still has its original clapper.’
- Before the advent of batteries or electricity bell pushes were always dome shaped and had a clockwork mechanism that activated a clapper, which struck the inside of the dome.
- A figure grasps the hose, swings back and forth like the clapper of a bell and finally bounds high above the floor.
- The bells are not swung as in change-ringing but are struck by pulling their clappers or moving external hammers, with a simple mechanical action using trackers and wires.
- It's a bin full of clappers ripped from their bells.
- The soldier's fiancé had climbed into the belfry and clung to the great clapper of the bell to prevent it from striking.
- Sadly their belated participation in the event was short lived - the bell's clapper fell off within minutes.
- Magister Rumbold Crucible woke up feeling that someone had been using his head as a bell clapper which, he groggily reasoned, probably accounted for the sickening swaying sensation as well.
- Small cast bells that never had a clapper fitted inside were possibly worn to help to ‘announce’ the presence of the wearer.
- The town crier, in trying to ring out the Prince's arrival, found the clapper of his bell stuck fast.
- These aren't actual bells, with actual metal clappers, like the ones I remember from my days in Wisconsin.
- If your foot can jiggle around inside the skates while you hold your foot up (like a clapper in a bell), then they're too large.
- The clapper was a clear blue, sapphire about an inch long, dangling a tiny bit from the bell itself.
- They will now be taken to Nottingham, where the bells and the clappers themselves will be refurbished.
- Pilgrims in white scatter rose petals at the foot of four-faced, silver-eyed statues of Brahma, while old people sun themselves in the courtyard, banging clappers and ringing bells.
- It's just too big,’ says Adam, as he gently pushes the clapper until it just touches the bell, producing a deep, sonorous rumble.
- I drew forth the bell Meryth had given me, and gently let the clapper fall against the bronze wall of it.
- In fact the clapper extends beyond the mouth of the bell and, rather than a handle, has a pierced peg argent, means that it would originally have been suspended.

Phrases

like the clappers

informal Very fast or very hard.
〈英，非正式〉迅速地；猛烈地
she ran off like the clappers
她飞快地跑开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The windscreen wipers are going like the clappers, their constant thwack/thwack reminding me of Janet Leigh driving through the torrential rain in Psycho, just before she checks out forever.
- An hour later, we had picked up speed, and I was still alive, so I thought it was safe to emerge from the sweaty depths of my hiding place, though my heart was still going like the clappers.
- The competitive instinct came to the fore, and I caught him, passed him, and then of course had to keep going like the clappers for the next three miles so he didn't pass me again.
- But there is far more to his game than just running like the clappers.
- All of you, when I say so, lift this on top of the photocopier, and prepare to run like the clappers.
- He didn't tell me he was departing, and he was going like the clappers.
- Whether it was the danger or the steep climb, my heart was going like the clappers when I got to the church.
- Then she'll drive like the clappers and be so charming when she gets there that everyone forgives her.
- Parents, pupils, governors and staff worked like the clappers throughout the school's centenary year in 2002 to raise money to pay for the refurbishment of the original school calling bell.
- It was really good money and we just used to go like the clappers to get the job done as quickly as possible.
Synonyms
quickly, fast, swiftly, speedily, at speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, post-haste, hotfoot, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, expeditiously, briskly, promptly

Rhymes

dapper, flapper, grappa, kappa, knapper, mapper, nappa, napper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, Zappa

Definition of clapper in US English:

clapper

nounˈklæpərˈklapər

The free-swinging metal piece inside a bell that is made to strike the bell to produce the sound.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a bin full of clappers ripped from their bells.
- At the bottom of the bell, a white silhouette of a boy holds a rope entwined to the clapper.
- The soldier's fiancé had climbed into the belfry and clung to the great clapper of the bell to prevent it from striking.
- The town crier, in trying to ring out the Prince's arrival, found the clapper of his bell stuck fast.
- The bells are not swung as in change-ringing but are struck by pulling their clappers or moving external hammers, with a simple mechanical action using trackers and wires.
- If your foot can jiggle around inside the skates while you hold your foot up (like a clapper in a bell), then they're too large.
- Sadly their belated participation in the event was short lived - the bell's clapper fell off within minutes.
- Pilgrims in white scatter rose petals at the foot of four-faced, silver-eyed statues of Brahma, while old people sun themselves in the courtyard, banging clappers and ringing bells.
- Before the advent of batteries or electricity bell pushes were always dome shaped and had a clockwork mechanism that activated a clapper, which struck the inside of the dome.
- These aren't actual bells, with actual metal clappers, like the ones I remember from my days in Wisconsin.
- It's just too big,’ says Adam, as he gently pushes the clapper until it just touches the bell, producing a deep, sonorous rumble.
- Magister Rumbold Crucible woke up feeling that someone had been using his head as a bell clapper which, he groggily reasoned, probably accounted for the sickening swaying sensation as well.
- They will now be taken to Nottingham, where the bells and the clappers themselves will be refurbished.
- Leonardo, meanwhile, was making notes on a church bell, ‘the way it moved and how its clapper was fastened‘.
- In fact the clapper extends beyond the mouth of the bell and, rather than a handle, has a pierced peg argent, means that it would originally have been suspended.
- I drew forth the bell Meryth had given me, and gently let the clapper fall against the bronze wall of it.
- The clapper was a clear blue, sapphire about an inch long, dangling a tiny bit from the bell itself.
- Mr Grantham said: ‘Our bell is made of bronze, weighs about 25 kilogram and still has its original clapper.’
- Small cast bells that never had a clapper fitted inside were possibly worn to help to ‘announce’ the presence of the wearer.
- A figure grasps the hose, swings back and forth like the clapper of a bell and finally bounds high above the floor.

词汇	clapper
释义	Definition of clapper in English: clapper noun ˈklapəˈklæpər The tongue or striker of a bell. 钟舌，钟锤；铃锤，铃舌 Example sentencesExamples Leonardo, meanwhile, was making notes on a church bell, ‘the way it moved and how its clapper was fastened‘. At the bottom of the bell, a white silhouette of a boy holds a rope entwined to the clapper. Mr Grantham said: ‘Our bell is made of bronze, weighs about 25 kilogram and still has its original clapper.’ Before the advent of batteries or electricity bell pushes were always dome shaped and had a clockwork mechanism that activated a clapper, which struck the inside of the dome. A figure grasps the hose, swings back and forth like the clapper of a bell and finally bounds high above the floor. The bells are not swung as in change-ringing but are struck by pulling their clappers or moving external hammers, with a simple mechanical action using trackers and wires. It's a bin full of clappers ripped from their bells. The soldier's fiancé had climbed into the belfry and clung to the great clapper of the bell to prevent it from striking. Sadly their belated participation in the event was short lived - the bell's clapper fell off within minutes. Magister Rumbold Crucible woke up feeling that someone had been using his head as a bell clapper which, he groggily reasoned, probably accounted for the sickening swaying sensation as well. Small cast bells that never had a clapper fitted inside were possibly worn to help to ‘announce’ the presence of the wearer. The town crier, in trying to ring out the Prince's arrival, found the clapper of his bell stuck fast. These aren't actual bells, with actual metal clappers, like the ones I remember from my days in Wisconsin. If your foot can jiggle around inside the skates while you hold your foot up (like a clapper in a bell), then they're too large. The clapper was a clear blue, sapphire about an inch long, dangling a tiny bit from the bell itself. They will now be taken to Nottingham, where the bells and the clappers themselves will be refurbished. Pilgrims in white scatter rose petals at the foot of four-faced, silver-eyed statues of Brahma, while old people sun themselves in the courtyard, banging clappers and ringing bells. It's just too big,’ says Adam, as he gently pushes the clapper until it just touches the bell, producing a deep, sonorous rumble. I drew forth the bell Meryth had given me, and gently let the clapper fall against the bronze wall of it. In fact the clapper extends beyond the mouth of the bell and, rather than a handle, has a pierced peg argent, means that it would originally have been suspended. Phrases like the clappers informal Very fast or very hard. 〈英，非正式〉迅速地；猛烈地 she ran off like the clappers 她飞快地跑开了。 Example sentencesExamples The windscreen wipers are going like the clappers, their constant thwack/thwack reminding me of Janet Leigh driving through the torrential rain in Psycho, just before she checks out forever. An hour later, we had picked up speed, and I was still alive, so I thought it was safe to emerge from the sweaty depths of my hiding place, though my heart was still going like the clappers. The competitive instinct came to the fore, and I caught him, passed him, and then of course had to keep going like the clappers for the next three miles so he didn't pass me again. But there is far more to his game than just running like the clappers. All of you, when I say so, lift this on top of the photocopier, and prepare to run like the clappers. He didn't tell me he was departing, and he was going like the clappers. Whether it was the danger or the steep climb, my heart was going like the clappers when I got to the church. Then she'll drive like the clappers and be so charming when she gets there that everyone forgives her. Parents, pupils, governors and staff worked like the clappers throughout the school's centenary year in 2002 to raise money to pay for the refurbishment of the original school calling bell. It was really good money and we just used to go like the clappers to get the job done as quickly as possible. Synonyms quickly, fast, swiftly, speedily, at speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, post-haste, hotfoot, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, expeditiously, briskly, promptly Rhymes dapper, flapper, grappa, kappa, knapper, mapper, nappa, napper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, Zappa noun.1 phr. Definition of clapper in US English: clapper nounˈklæpərˈklapər The free-swinging metal piece inside a bell that is made to strike the bell to produce the sound. Example sentencesExamples It's a bin full of clappers ripped from their bells. At the bottom of the bell, a white silhouette of a boy holds a rope entwined to the clapper. The soldier's fiancé had climbed into the belfry and clung to the great clapper of the bell to prevent it from striking. The town crier, in trying to ring out the Prince's arrival, found the clapper of his bell stuck fast. The bells are not swung as in change-ringing but are struck by pulling their clappers or moving external hammers, with a simple mechanical action using trackers and wires. If your foot can jiggle around inside the skates while you hold your foot up (like a clapper in a bell), then they're too large. Sadly their belated participation in the event was short lived - the bell's clapper fell off within minutes. Pilgrims in white scatter rose petals at the foot of four-faced, silver-eyed statues of Brahma, while old people sun themselves in the courtyard, banging clappers and ringing bells. Before the advent of batteries or electricity bell pushes were always dome shaped and had a clockwork mechanism that activated a clapper, which struck the inside of the dome. These aren't actual bells, with actual metal clappers, like the ones I remember from my days in Wisconsin. It's just too big,’ says Adam, as he gently pushes the clapper until it just touches the bell, producing a deep, sonorous rumble. Magister Rumbold Crucible woke up feeling that someone had been using his head as a bell clapper which, he groggily reasoned, probably accounted for the sickening swaying sensation as well. They will now be taken to Nottingham, where the bells and the clappers themselves will be refurbished. Leonardo, meanwhile, was making notes on a church bell, ‘the way it moved and how its clapper was fastened‘. In fact the clapper extends beyond the mouth of the bell and, rather than a handle, has a pierced peg argent, means that it would originally have been suspended. I drew forth the bell Meryth had given me, and gently let the clapper fall against the bronze wall of it. The clapper was a clear blue, sapphire about an inch long, dangling a tiny bit from the bell itself. Mr Grantham said: ‘Our bell is made of bronze, weighs about 25 kilogram and still has its original clapper.’ Small cast bells that never had a clapper fitted inside were possibly worn to help to ‘announce’ the presence of the wearer. A figure grasps the hose, swings back and forth like the clapper of a bell and finally bounds high above the floor.
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