| 释义 |
snap /snap/ intransitive verb (snappˈing; snapped)- To make a bite (often with at)
- To speak tartly in sudden irritation
- To grasp (with at)
- To shut suddenly, eg by a spring
- To make a sharp noise
- To go with a sharp noise
- To break suddenly
- To lose one's temper or self-control (informal)
transitive verb- To bite suddenly
- To seize, secure promptly (usu with up)
- To answer or interrupt sharply (often with up)
- To shut with a sharp sound
- To cause to make a sharp sound
- To send or put with a sharp sound
- To say snappishly (sometimes with out)
- To break suddenly
- To pass (the ball) from the line of scrimmage back to the quarterback (American football)
- To take a quick photograph of, esp with a hand-held camera
noun- An act, instance, or noise of snapping
- A small catch or lock
- An earring (rare)
- (in pl) a kind of handcuffs
- A share
- A scrap
- A whit
- A snack
- A crack
- A crisp, ginger biscuit (also gingersnap)
- A quick, crisp, incisive, epigrammatic quality in style
- Lively energy
- A brief theatrical engagement (slang)
- An easy and profitable place or task
- A sharper, a cheat (old slang)
- A riveter's or glass-moulder's tool
- A snapshot
- A sudden cold spell (also cold snap)
- A type of card game in which the first player to shout ‘snap’ on spotting a matching pair of cards wins all the cards on the table
- The play that involves snapping the ball (American football)
adjective- Sudden, unexpected
- Offhand
- (of a decision or judgement) made on the spur of the moment without deep consideration of all possibilities
- Snapping shut
adverb With a snap interjection- Used in claiming cards in the game of snap
- Also, on meeting or discovering two matching items, circumstances, etc
ORIGIN: Prob Du snappen to snap; Ger schnappen snappˈer noun - An animal that snaps
- Someone who snaps or snaps up
- An attachment at the end of a whiplash to make it crack
- A snapping-turtle
- Any fish of the family Lutjanidae, related to the basses
- (also schnapper) any of several highly esteemed food-fish of the family Sparidae, found in Australian and New Zealand waters
- A photographer (slang)
- A Christmas or party cracker (N American)
snappˈily adverb snappˈing noun and adjective snappˈingly adverb snappˈish adjective - Inclined to snap
- Quick and tart
snappˈishly adverb snappˈishness noun snappˈy adjective - Snappish
- Snapping
- Having the quality of snap
- Instantaneous
- Lively
- Smart, fashionable, polished (as in snappy dresser)
snap bean noun (N American) A variety of bean with edible pods snapˈ-brim adjective (of a hat) having a brim that turns down springily snapˈdragon noun - A plant (genus Antirrhinum) of the figwort family whose flower when pinched and released snaps like a dragon
- Another name for flap-dragon (see under flap)
snapˈ-fastener noun A press-fastener, a press-stud snapˈ-link noun A link with a side opening closed by a spring snappˈing-turtle noun A large aggressive American freshwater turtle snap roll noun An aerobatic manoeuvre in which an aircraft turns in a longitudinal circle while maintaining its flight direction snapˈshooter noun snapˈshooting noun snapˈshot noun - A hasty shot
- A photograph taken quickly and informally, with simple equipment
- An instant record of an event, situation, etc at a particular time, esp a stage in a process or sequence (figurative; also adjective)
- A record of the placement of stored data at a specific stage in a program run (computing)
look snappy, make it snappy (informal) To hurry Scotch snap see under Scotch snap into it To get going quickly snap one's fingers To flick a finger and thumb together with a sharp noise, usu to attract attention or peremptorily demand service snap out of it (informal) To give (eg a mood or habit) up at once snap someone's head or nose off To answer irritably and rudely snap up To take or purchase eagerly and quickly |