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snapshot

UK //ˈsnæpʃɒt//US //ˈsnæpʃɑːt//

词源

源自摄影术语,由snap(快速抓取)和shot(拍摄)组成,最早记录于19世纪。

noun

❶ 指快速拍摄的照片,通常指未经刻意摆拍、捕捉瞬间画面的图像,常用于日常生活或新闻报道中。

“She took a snapshot of her kids playing in the park.”

(她抓拍了一张孩子们在公园玩耍的照片。)

“The journalist captured snapshots of the protest for the news report.”

(记者为新闻报道抓拍了抗议活动的瞬间画面。)

❶ 比喻对某一时刻或状态的简要记录或描述,常用于数据分析或系统监测领域。

“The report provides a snapshot of the current economic situation.”

(这份报告提供了当前经济形势的简要概况。)

“The software takes regular snapshots of system performance.”

(该软件定期记录系统性能的快照数据。)

同义词:photo, picture, image, record, capture

verb

❶ 快速拍摄照片或记录某个瞬间的状态,动作强调迅速和即兴。

“She snapped a shot of the sunset with her phone.”

(她用手机快速拍下了日落的照片。)

“The system snapshots the database every hour.”

(系统每小时对数据库进行一次快照备份。)

同义词:photograph, capture, record

常见短语

take a snapshot — 指快速拍摄照片或记录某个瞬间的状态,常用于摄影或数据保存场景。

“The scientist took a snapshot of the experiment results.”

(科学家记录了实验结果的瞬时数据。)

snapshot view — 指对复杂事物的简化呈现或某个时间点的概况展示,常见于报告或分析中。

“The dashboard provides a snapshot view of sales performance.”

(这个仪表盘提供了销售业绩的概览视图。)