clapper

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clap·per /ˈklæpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. APMthe metal part inside a bell that hits it to make it ring 钟锤；铃锤2. run/go/drive etc like the clappers FAST/QUICK British English informal to run, drive etc very fast 飞快地奔跑/行走/开车等

Examples from the Corpus

clapper• It was a perfect Great Hall of the People crowd: prominent, well behaved; all clappers, no complainers.• He was carrying his hand bell by its clapper, and he shifted his grip to the handle and began clanging.• Little legs going like the clappers.• But apparently these fish do have one redeeming feature - they grow like the clappers.• All their backs were coming up like the clappers.• Sir David is, rather gallantly, hanging on the clapper.

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clapper
clap‧per /ˈklæpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. the metal part inside a bell that hits it to make it ring
2. run/go/drive etc like the clappers British English informal to run, drive etc very fast

clap·perBrE /ˈklæpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklæpər/ 🔊 nounthe piece of metal inside a bell that hits the sides and makes the bell ring 钟锤；钟舌；铃舌●like the ˈclappers(BrE, informal) extremely fast 特别快；飞快；疾速◆to run/ride/drive like the clappers 飞快地奔跑；骑马飞奔；驾车疾驰