snap
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If something snaps or if you snap it, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise. 使喀嚓折断; 喀嚓折断
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。
The brake pedal had just snapped off. 制动踏板刚才突然断裂了。
2. N-SING Snap is also a noun. 喀嚓的断裂声
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倒下时发出的折断声、噼啪声和塌倒声。
3. V-T/V-I 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. 使发出啪的一声; 发出啪的一声
He snapped the notebook shut. 他啪的一声合上笔记本。
He snapped the cap on his ballpoint. 他吧嗒一声扣上圆珠笔的笔帽。
4. N-SING Snap is also a noun. 吧嗒声
He shut the book with a snap and stood up. 他啪的一声合上书,站了起来。
5. V-T 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. 打响指
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。
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。
6. N-SING Snap is also a noun. 打响指[N 'of' n]
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。
7. V-T/V-I If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way. 声色俱厉地说
"Of course I don't know her," Roger snapped. “我当然不认识她,”罗杰恶声恶气地说。
8. V-I 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. (人) 突然发怒; (物) 突然爆发
He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend. 当她阻止孩子们在一周末来探望他时,他终于失控发怒了。
9. V-I 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. 作势猛咬
His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle. 他作势猛咬我的脚踝时,牙齿咔嚓作响。
10. ADJ A snap decision or action is one that is taken suddenly, often without careful thought. 仓促的[ADJ n]
I think this is too important for a snap decision. 我认为此事非常重要,不宜仓促地做决定。
11. N-COUNT A snap is the same as a . 按扣[美国英语]
12. N-COUNT A snap is a photograph. 相片[非正式]
...a snap my mother took last year. …我母亲去年拍的一张相片。
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snap /snæp/ (snapping,snapped,snaps)
剑桥词典
- He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped.
- Everything was fine until the wire snapped.
- The shoulder strap suddenly snapped.
- She snapped the carrot in two.
- The branch snapped under his weight .
snap verb (BREAK)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound
突然折断,咔嚓一声折断
You'll snap that ruler if you bend it too far . 如果你把那把尺子弯得太厉害,它就会咔嚓一下折断。
Some vandal's snapped off my car aerial again. 某个蓄意作恶的家伙又把我的汽车天线折断了。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]
to suddenly become unable to control a strong feeling , especially anger
突然无法控制情感,突然发作(尤指动怒)
When she asked me to postpone my trip to help her move to her new house , I just snapped (= got angry ). 她让我推迟旅行帮她搬家时,我一下子就火了。
例句
snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词, 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]to move into a position quickly , producing a short noise as if breaking
(使)啪地突然移动(到某位置)
Tendons store elastic energy by stretching and then snapping back into shape like rubber bands . 腱通过橡皮筋似的拉伸和迅速缩回贮存了弹力。
Simply snap the pieces into place . 把这些小片啪地一声推到位就行。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]
to quickly return to a previous place or condition
迅速恢复
After substantial losses last year , the company has snapped back to profitability (= started making profits again). 去年出现巨额亏损之后,这家公司的经济状况又迅速好转,开始盈利了。
snap shut
If something snaps shut or is snapped shut , it closes quickly with a sudden sharp sound .
啪地关上;啪地合上
She snapped her book shut and got up to leave . 她啪地合上书,起身离开了。
Her mouth snapped shut when she realized he'd heard everything she'd said about him. 意识到自己所说的一切关于他的话都被他听到了之后,她立刻闭上了嘴。
snap verb (ANIMAL)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]If an animal snaps, it tries to bite someone.
咬,咬人
The guard dog was snarling and snapping behind the fence . 那条看门狗正在篱笆后面吠咬。
snap verb (SPEAK)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to say something suddenly in an angry way
厉声说,恶声恶气地说
There's no need to snap at me - it's not my fault that you lost your wallet . 何必对我这样恶声恶气——你丢了钱包又不是我的错。
[ 跟直接引语一起使用的动词 ] "Well, I hate you too!" she snapped. “哼,我也恨你!”她厉声说。
snap verb (PHOTOGRAPH)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to take a lot of photographs quickly
拍快照
He was arrested for snapping photos of a military parade . 他因拍摄了阅兵式的快照而被逮捕。
She's very pleased with her new camera and was snapping away the whole time we were abroad . 她对自己的新相机十分满意,我们在国外时,她一直不停地拍照。
snap verb (FASTEN)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] USto fasten using two small pieces of metal or plastic , one of which is pushed into the other
把(两片金属或塑料片)扣上
He snapped up his jacket . 他把外套扣上了。
习语
snap your fingerssnap sb's head off
snap at sb's heels
snap to it
短语动词
snap out of sthsnap sth up
snap sb up 返回 snap