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zip

UK /zɪp/US /zɪp/

词源

拟声词,源自拉链滑动时的声音,1930年代由B.F. Goodrich公司注册商标后普及。动词用法延伸自名词。

noun

❶ 拉链,一种用于衣物或包袋的开合装置,通过滑动金属或塑料齿来连接或分开两部分。

“The zip on my jacket is broken.”

(我夹克上的拉链坏了。)

“She pulled the zip up to close the bag.”

(她拉上拉链把包合上。)

❶ 活力或能量,常用于形容人或事物充满干劲的状态。

“She's full of zip this morning.”

(她今天早上精力充沛。)

“The team played with real zip in the second half.”

(球队在下半场打得很有冲劲。)

同义词:fastener, energy, vigor

verb

❶ 用拉链合上或打开衣物、包袋等,通常伴随快速的滑动动作。

“She zipped up her coat before going out.”

(她出门前拉上了外套的拉链。)

“He zipped the suitcase shut.”

(他拉上了行李箱的拉链。)

❶ 快速移动或行进,常伴随嗖嗖的声音或高速状态。

“The car zipped past us on the highway.”

(那辆车在高速公路上从我们旁边嗖地开过。)

“She zipped through the book in one evening.”

(她一个晚上就飞快地读完了这本书。)

同义词:fasten, speed, whiz

常见短语

zip it — 非正式表达,意为要求某人立即停止说话或保持安静。

“I told him to zip it during the movie.”

(看电影时我让他闭嘴。)

zip code — 邮政编码,美国邮政系统使用的区域代码,用于邮件分拣。

“Please enter your zip code to calculate shipping costs.”

(请输入邮政编码计算运费。)