
zip
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。)
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。)
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。)