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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

snap

英  [snæp]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 仓促的

    A snap decision or action is one that is taken suddenly, often without careful thought.

    双语例句

    例：

    I think this is too important for a snap decision.

    我认为事关重大，不宜仓促地做决定。

    NOUN. 名词

  • snaps

    1. [SING 单数型名词] 喀嚓的断裂声

    A snap is the sharp, cracking noise of something suddenly breaking.

    双语例句

    例：

    Every minute or so I could hear a snap, a crack, and a crash as another tree went down.

    几乎每隔一分钟，我就会听见又有一棵树咔嚓一声折断、哗啦一下倒地的声音。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] 吧嗒声

    If something moves or is moved into a particular position with a snap, it moves quickly into that position, with a sharp sound.

    双语例句

    例：

    He shut the book with a snap and stood up.

    他啪的一声合上书，站了起来。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] 打响指

    A snap of your fingers is a sharp sound made by moving your middle finger quickly across your thumb, for example, in order to accompany music or to order someone to do something.

    双语例句

    例：

    I could obtain with the snap of my fingers anything I chose.

    只要打一下响指，我就可以得到我选中的任何东西。

    4. [C 可数名词] 相片

    A snap is a photograph.

    近义词

    photo

    双语例句

    例：

    a snap my mother took last year.

    我母亲去年拍的一张相片。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • snap up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 争购

    If you snap something up, you buy it quickly because it is cheap or is just what you want.

    双语例句

    例：

    a millionaire ready to snap them up at the premium price of $200 a gallon.

    一个百万富翁准备以每加仑200美元的高价抢购。

    VERB. 动词

  • snaps , snapping , snapped

    1. [I 不及物动词] （使）喀嚓折断

    If something snaps or if you snap it, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise.

    双语例句

    例：

    He shifted his weight and a twig snapped.

    他挪了挪身子，一根树枝随即喀嚓一声折断了。

    例：

    The brake pedal had just snapped off.

    制动踏板刚才突然断裂了。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （使）发出啪的一声

    If you snap something into a particular position, or if it snaps into that position, it moves quickly into that position, with a sharp sound.

    双语例句

    例：

    He snapped the notebook shut.

    他啪的一声合上笔记本。

    例：

    He snapped the cap on his ballpoint.

    他吧嗒一声扣上圆珠笔的笔帽。

    3. [T 及物动词] 打响指

    If you snap your fingers, you make a sharp sound by moving your middle finger quickly across your thumb, for example, in order to accompany music or to order someone to do something.

    近义词

    click

    双语例句

    例：

    She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single.

    数百万的听众和着她的首张单曲打响指。

    例：

    He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper.

    他打了一个响指，威尔逊便拿出一张纸来。

    4. [I 不及物动词] 声色俱厉地说

    If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way.

    双语例句

    例：

    'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped.

    “我当然不认识她，”罗杰恶声恶气地说。

    5. [I 不及物动词] （人）突然发怒 , （物）突然爆发

    If someone snaps, or if something snaps inside them, they suddenly stop being calm and become very angry because the situation has become too tense or too difficult for them.

    双语例句

    例：

    He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend.

    当她不准孩子们在某个周末去看他的时候，他终于失控发怒了。

    6. [I 不及物动词] 作势猛咬

    If an animal such as a dog snaps at you, it opens and shuts its jaws quickly near you, as if it were going to bite you.

    双语例句

    例：

    His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle.

    他猛地朝我的脚脖子咬下去，牙齿咔嚓作响。

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