
snap
词源
来自中古荷兰语 'snappen',意为'突然抓住',可能与德语 'schnappen' 同源。最早记录于15世纪,最初指突然咬住或抓住的动作。
verb
❶ 突然断裂或发出清脆的声响,常用于描述物体因受力而快速分开或折断。
“The branch snapped under his weight.”
(树枝在他的重量下突然断裂了。)
“She snapped the pencil in half.”
(她把铅笔折成了两半。)
❶ 突然生气或失去耐心,通常表现为突然大声说话或表现出不耐烦。
“She snapped at him for being late.”
(因为他迟到,她突然对他发火了。)
“Don't snap at me, I'm just trying to help.”
(别冲我发火,我只是想帮忙。)
noun
❶ 突然的断裂声或清脆的声响,也可以指快速拍摄的照片。
“We heard a loud snap from the woods.”
(我们听到树林里传来一声响亮的断裂声。)
“She took a quick snap of the sunset.”
(她快速拍了一张日落的照片。)
❶ 一种简单的卡扣或纽扣,常用于服装或包袋上。
“The jacket has snaps instead of buttons.”
(这件夹克用的是卡扣而不是纽扣。)
“She fastened the snap on her purse.”
(她扣上了手提包上的卡扣。)
常见短语
snap out of it — 用来告诉某人要振作起来,摆脱消极情绪或状态。
“You've been sad for days - snap out of it!”
(你已经难过好几天了——振作起来!)
in a snap — 表示某事很快或很容易完成,相当于中文的“转眼间”或“一下子”。
“She fixed the problem in a snap.”
(她一下子就解决了问题。)
cold snap — 指天气突然变冷的短暂时期,通常持续几天。
“We're expecting a cold snap this weekend.”
(预计本周末会有寒流来袭。)