"he took the blame for it"
"it was a bum rap"
"he gave the table a whack"
"rap him on the knuckles"
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
There's someone rapping at the door; see who it is, will you?
有人在敲门,你去看看是谁,好吗?
We rapped at the door, but there was no answer.
我们笃笃地敲门,但无人回答。
It's only a branch rapping at the window, that's all.
只是树枝在敲打窗户,没别的。
The judge rapped the police for their treatment of the witness.
法官因警察对待证人的态度而厉声斥责他们。
Rap on the wall with the heel of your shoe, someone will surely hear and let us out.
用你的鞋跟敲墙,准会有人听到这声音并放我们出去的。
The chairman rapped on the table for order.
主席敲桌子要求安静。