| 释义 |
unˈzip, v.
[un-2 3, 7: cf. next.]
1. trans. To unfasten the zip of; to unfasten (a zip). Also transf. and fig.
1939L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. iii. 18, I shall..make the world my sofa, Unzip the women and insult the meek. 1951G. Frankau Oliver Trenton xvi. 138 Sancha..unzipped her skirt. 1959Encounter Aug. 75/2 When his lips are sealed, not even a loving wife can unzip them. 1972R. Quilty Tenth Session i. 140 Shirley..emerged with a brace of glistening Carlsbergs... She tossed one over and perched again to unzip her can. 1976‘D. Fletcher’ Don't whistle ‘Macbeth’ 156 Unzip me, please? 1979R. Jaffe Class Reunion i. xi. 105 She reached for the zipper of her skirt and unzipped it.
2. intr. To unfasten by means of a zip. Also fig.
1971Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 11 (Advt.), A double bed that simply unzips into two singles when preferred. 1979D. Attenborough Life on Earth i. 19 DNA..is shaped like two intertwined helices. During cell division, these unzip, splitting the molecule. |