slap the table; express strong emotion
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
slap the table (to express strong emotion like anger, shock, or admiration)
literaryAn emphatic gesture used in emotional moments, often in formal or literary contexts. The action itself is figurative and emphasizes the intensity of feeling.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
zé则
è噩
hào耗
，
tā他
bēi悲
fèn愤
jiāo交
jiā加
，
bù不
jīn禁
pāi拍
àn案
ér而
qǐ起
。
Hearing the tragic news, he was overcome with grief and indignation and couldn't help but slap the table and stand up.
Tā她
de的
yǎn演
chàng唱
tài太
jīng精
cǎi彩
le了
，
ràng让
píng评
wěi委
men们
pāi拍
àn案
jiào叫
jué绝
。
Her performance was so brilliant that it made the judges slap the table in admiration and shout 'bravo!'
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Dú读
dào到
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
zhè这
ge个
jué绝
miào妙
de的
fú伏
bǐ笔
，
wǒ我
pāi拍
àn案
chēng称
qí奇
。
Coming across this ingenious foreshadowing in the novel, I slapped the table in amazement.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
lǐ理
de的
yāo要
qiú求
，
tā他
pāi拍
àn案
dà大
nù怒
。
In response to such an unreasonable demand, he slapped the table in great anger.