| 单词 | snap |
| 释义 | snap (snæp ) Word forms: snaps , snapping , snapped 1. verb If something snaps or if you snap it, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise. He shifted his weight and a twig snapped. [VERB] The brake pedal had just snapped off. [VERB adverb/preposition] She gripped the pipe with both hands, trying to snap it in half. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] Synonyms: break, split, crack, separate Snap is also a noun. Every minute or so I could hear a snap, a crack and a crash as another tree went down. 2. verb If you snap something into a particular position, or if it snaps into that position, it moves quickly into that position, with a sharp sound. He snapped the notebook shut. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] He snapped the cap on his ballpoint. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The bag snapped open. [VERB adverb] Synonyms: pop, click, crackle Snap is also a noun. He shut the book with a snap and stood up. 3. verb If you snap your fingers, you make a sharp sound by moving your middle finger quickly across your thumb, for example in order to accompany music or to order someone to do something. She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single. [VERB noun] He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper. [VERB noun] She snapped her fingers at a passing waiter. [VERB noun] Snap is also a noun. I could obtain with the snap of my fingers anything I chose. [+ of] 4. verb If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way. 'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped. [VERB with quote] I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that. [VERB + at] Synonyms: speak sharply, bark, lash out at, flash 5. verb If someone snaps, or if something snaps inside them, they suddenly stop being calm and become very angry because the situation has become too tense or too difficult for them. He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend. [VERB] For the first and only time Grant's self-control snapped. [VERB] Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more. [VERB] Synonyms: lose your temper, crack, lose it [informal], freak [informal] 6. verb If an animal such as a dog snaps at you, it opens and shuts its jaws quickly near you, as if it were going to bite you. His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle. [VERB + at] The poodle yapped and snapped. [VERB] Synonyms: bite at, bite, nip 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A snap decision or action is one that is taken suddenly, often without careful thought. I think this is too important for a snap decision. It's important not to make snap judgments. The opposition is worried that a snap election will be held before they can get organised. 8. countable noun A snap is a photograph. [informal] ...a snap my mother took last year. Synonyms: photograph, photo, picture, shot 9. verb If you snap someone or something, you take a photograph of them. [informal] He was the first ever non-British photographer to be invited to snap a royal. [VERB noun] 10. uncountable noun Snap is a simple British card game in which the players take turns to put cards down on a pile, and try to be the first to shout 'snap' when two cards with the same number or picture are put down. 11. exclamation You can say 'Snap!' as an expression of surprise when you realize that two things are the same or very similar, for example if you meet a friend wearing the same shirt as you. [British, spoken] 12. countable noun A snap is the same as a snap fastener. [US] 13. singular noun You can refer to something that is very easy to do as a snap. [informal, mainly US] The minimum payments were a snap. Learning meditation is a snap. What's difficult is making it a habit. 14. in a snap phrase If something happens in a snap, it happens very quickly. [informal, mainly US] Discuss them openly and you'll handle the difficulties in a snap. 15. See also cold snap Phrasal verbs: snap out of phrasal verb If someone who is depressed snaps out of it or snaps out of their depression, they suddenly become more cheerful, especially by making an effort. Come on, snap out of it! [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Often a patient cannot snap out of their negativity that easily. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] snap up phrasal verb If you snap something up, you buy it quickly because it is cheap or is just what you want. Every time we get a new delivery of clothes, people are queuing to snap them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] One eagle-eyed collector snapped up a pair of designer earrings for just £6. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: quick snap He took a quick snap before peeling and boiling it with the rest. The Sun Nobody wants a conversation about the party manifesto, they just want a quick snap to show their friends. Times, Sunday Times And fans should choose their moment carefully to ask for a quick snap. The Sun It's just a quick snap and it's enough. The Sun It was a quick snap done backstage that was misleading. The Sun Call a snap election and we will see the demise of his party and his little people. The Sun (2013) They are counting on being the dominant force by the general election in 2018 and may well try to engineer a snap election before then. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Second, opinion polling taken last week showed that there was no national appetite for a snap election. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He looked vulnerable and the air was thick with talk of a snap election which Labour seemed destined to win. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The stuntman flies back and his safety wire snaps off. The Sun As the sound of the bell plays, screams of agony can be clearly heard before the headphone wire snaps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though he manages to save her by biting through a wire, this wire snaps back and injures his eye. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the wire snaps the signal automatically fails safe and returns to danger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 啪地折断, 仓促的 Japanese: ポキッと折る, 性急な |
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