1660s, "bark as a (small) dog," earlier as a noun, "yapping dog" (c. 1600), probably of imitative origin. Compare verb yamph in same sense (1718). Originally in reference to dog sounds; meaning "to talk idle chatter" is first recorded 1886. Related: Yapped; yapping. As a noun, 1826 in reference to the sound; 1900, American English slang as "mouth."
雙語例句
1. The guy just loves to yap, and will do so at length.
那家伙就愛胡扯，而且一說起來就沒完沒了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His mother yap ped at him for staying away so long.
他母親因為他離開她太久而對他吵嚷起來.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. I told her to shut her yap.
我叫她住嘴.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Conclusions Zangzu , Tuzu , Yizu , Pumi, Jino , and Baizu, which belong to Sino - Tibetan language family, carry a high YAP ? +? frequency.