lap

英 [læp] 美[læp]

To receive eagerly or greedily

急切地或热切地接受

lapping up praise.
爱听表扬话

(of something pleasant or desirable) come someone's way without any effort having been made

（好事）轻而易举得到，得来全不费功夫

women fall at his feet, power falls into his lap.
女人拜倒在他脚下，权柄降到他的身上。

as someone's responsibility

作为某人的责任

she dumped the problem &B{in my lap}.
她把这个问题推到了我身上。

(of the success of a plan or event) open to chance； depending on factors that one cannot control

（计划或事件的成败）听天由命

in conditions of great comfort and wealth

在养尊处优的环境中

Conditions of great affluence or material comfort

奢华：极度富裕或舒适物质生活的状态

an heiress living in the lap of luxury.
一位生活奢华的女继承人

1. 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。

2. Politicians want a lap-dog press which will uncritically report their propaganda.: 政客们想要的是不问是非、甘为他们搞宣传的哈巴狗一样的新闻媒体。

5. By the third lap Kinkead had touched 289 m.p.h.: 到第三圈时，金基德的车速达到了每小时289英里。