英语单词短语词组“snap”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

snap

verb

/snæp/us

/snæp/

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snapverb(BREAK)

C2[IorT]

tocausesomething that isthintobreaksuddenlyandquicklywith acrackingsound:

突然折断，咔嚓一声折断

You'll snap thatrulerif youbendit toofar.如果你把那把尺子弯得太厉害，它就会咔嚓一下折断。

Some vandal's snappedoffmycaraerialagain.某个蓄意作恶的家伙又把我的汽车天线折断了。

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to break

breakI didn't mean to break your phone.
fractureLast year he fractured his skull.
bustOne of the children has bust the computer.
shatterThe ball hit the window and shattered it.
smashI dropped the vase and it smashed.
snapShe bent the ruler and it snapped.

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C2[I]

tosuddenlybecomeunabletocontrolastrongfeeling,especiallyanger:

突然无法控制情感，突然发作（尤指动怒）

When sheaskedme topostponemytriptohelphermoveto her newhouse, I just snapped(= gotangry).她让我推迟旅行帮她搬家时，我一下子就火了。

More examples

He put too muchpressureon thedoorhandleand it snapped.
Everything wasfineuntil thewiresnapped.
Theshoulderstrapsuddenlysnapped.
She snapped thecarrotin two.
Thebranchsnapped under hisweight.

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Tearing and breaking into pieces

apart
asunder
bobble
bobbly
break(something)off
catch
crack
fall apart
fall to piecesidiom
fragment
fragmentation
fragmented
frayed
rip
splinter
split
sunder
tearsomethingapart
tearsomethingup
teardown

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Becoming angry and expressing anger

snapverb(MOVE QUICKLY)

[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]

tomoveinto apositionquickly,producingashortnoiseas ifbreaking:

（使）啪地突然移动（到某位置）

Tendonsstoreelasticenergybystretchingand then snappingbackintoshapelikerubberbands.腱通过橡皮筋似的拉伸和迅速缩回贮存了弹力。

Simply snap thepiecesintoplace.把这些小片啪地一声推到位就行。

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to close

closeCan you close the door behind you?
shutI shut the door so the cat couldn't get out.
snap shutHe snapped his briefcase shut and walked out of the office.
click shutThe door clicked shut.
slamPlease don't slam the door.

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[I+ adv/prep]

toquicklyreturnto apreviousplaceorcondition:

迅速恢复

Aftersubstantiallosseslastyear, thecompanyhas snappedbacktoprofitability(=startedmakingprofitsagain).去年出现巨额亏损之后，这家公司的经济状况又迅速好转，开始盈利了。

snap shut

If something snapsshutor is snappedshut, itclosesquicklywith asuddensharpsound:

啪地关上；啪地合上

She snapped herbookshutand got up toleave.她啪地合上书，起身离开了。

Hermouthsnappedshutwhen sherealizedhe'dheardeverything she'd said about him.意识到自己所说的一切关于他的话都被他听到了之后，她立刻闭上了嘴。

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Moving quickly

agility
beetle
bowl down/alongsomething
buzz
careen
career
gallop
gun
outsail
pelt
rush
scamper
scoot
scrabble
scramble
scud
shoot
stampede
ton
trot

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

Returning to a place

Restoring and reviving

Closing and blocking

snapverb(ANIMAL)

[I]

If ananimalsnaps, ittriestobitesomeone:

咬，咬人

Theguarddogwassnarlingand snapping behind thefence.那条看门狗正在篱笆后面吠咬。

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Squeezing and grinding

compression
concertina
constrict
constriction
crush
gnashyourteethidiom
mash
mill
nip
noncompressible
pinch
pound
presser
pulp
squash
squeeze
squinch
squish
tamp
unmilled

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snapverb(SPEAK)

C2[IorT]

to say somethingsuddenlyin anangryway:

厉声说，恶声恶气地说

There's no need to snapatme - it's not myfaultthat youlostyourwallet.何必对我这样恶声恶气——你丢了钱包又不是我的错。

[+ speech]"Well, Ihateyou too!" she snapped.“哼，我也恨你！”她厉声说。

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Talking angrily

bite
bitesomeone'shead offidiom
bite/snapsomeone'shead offidiom
bluster
dress
dress down
edge
fling
givesomeonea piece of your mindidiom
harangue
hit
hue
huff
invective
jump
piece
rant
spit
spit blood/venomidiom
tongue-lashing

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snapverb(PHOTOGRAPH)

[IorT]

to take a lot ofphotographsquickly:

拍快照

He wasarrestedfor snappingphotosof amilitaryparade.他因拍摄了阅兵式的快照而被逮捕。

She's verypleasedwith her newcameraand was snappingawaythewholetimewe wereabroad.她对自己的新相机十分满意，我们在国外时，她一直不停地拍照。

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Photography

airbrush
analogue
aperture
bokeh
camera
camera obscura
expose
glossy
high-resolution
hologram
holographic
holography
kinetoscope
pap
pic
picture
PillCam
pin-up
pinhole camera
projection

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snapverb(FASTEN)

[IorT]US

tofastenusing twosmallpiecesofmetalorplastic, one of which ispushedinto the other:

把（两片金属或塑料片）扣上

He snappeduphisjacket.他把外套扣上了。

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Fastening and tying

anchor
bale
be locked togetheridiom
belay
bind
boardsomethingup
bound
bowline
granny knot
half hitch
harness
hobble
hogtie
stake
strap
strapsomeonein
strapsomethingup
tack
tapesomethingup
tether

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Idioms

snapyourfingers
snapsomeone'shead off
snap atsomeone'sheels
snap to it

Phrasal verbs

snap out ofsomething
snapsomethingup
snapsomeoneup

snap

noun

/snæp/us

/snæp/

snapnoun(BREAKING NOISE)

[Cusually singular]

asuddenloudsoundlike somethingbreakingorclosing:

咔嚓声；突然折断（或合上）的声音

Shebrokethestickover herkneewith aloudsnap.她咔嚓一声用膝盖折断了棍子。

[C]US

(UKpress stud,snap fastener)

asmallpieceofmetalorplasticused tofastenclothes, with two usually roundparts, one of which ispushedinto the other

摁扣，子母扣

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

babble
blaze
bong
chuff
clatter
click away
clicker
clinking
clunk
crump
growl
gunshot
hiss
jangling
plunk
scrunch
sonic boom
tick
white noise
whoosh

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Fasteners for clothes

snapnoun(PHOTOGRAPH)

[C]UKinformal

aninformalphotographthat is not veryskilfulorartistic:

快照，快相

holidaysnaps假期拍的快照

Did youtakemany snaps while you were away?你出游的时候拍了很多照片吗？

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Photography

airbrush
analogue
aperture
bokeh
camera
camera obscura
expose
glossy
high-resolution
hologram
holographic
holography
kinetoscope
pap
pic
picture
PillCam
pin-up
pinhole camera
projection

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snapnoun(GAME)

[U]

acardgamein which theplayerscompetetocallout the word "snap" when theyseetwocardsthat have the samevalue:

呼“同”牌游戏（一种纸牌游戏，玩家抢先看到有两张相同的牌时呼“同”）

agameof snap呼“同”牌游戏

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Card games

all in
bidding
blackjack
busted flush
canasta
card sharp
deal
diamond
flush
jack
pass
pool
queen
re-raise
rebid
recut
rookie card
solitaire
spade
straight

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snapnoun(SOMETHING EASY)

[S]USinformal

something that can be done without anydifficulty:

容易的事，好办的事

"Will youfinishontime?" "Sure thing. It'sasnap."“你能按时完成吗？”“当然，太容易了。”

Talking togirlsis a snapforhim.和女孩子交谈对他来说十分容易。

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Easiness and simplicity

(as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom
a piece of cakeidiom
accessibility
at the push of a buttonidiom
at the stroke of a penidiom
be (all) downhillidiom
doss
friendly
gift
gimme
give/handsomethingtosomeoneon a (silver) platteridiom
handily
painting by numbersidiom
platter
presto
rarefied
the path of least resistanceidiom
walkaway
walkover
withyoureyes closed/shutidiom

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snapnoun(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)

[C]

in Americanfootball, theactofpassingtheballbackwardtostartplay

（美式橄榄球）开球

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American football

attempt
blitz
blocker
blocking
carry
carry the ballidiom
drop
football
fullback
huddle
linebacker
nonconference
offence
outgain
outkick
place-kick
scrimmage
split end
Super Bowl
touchdown

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in a snap

quickly, and withoutwarningor muchthoughtoreffort:

They canlosetheirlicencein a snap.

Thishealthysaladcomes together in a snap from only fouringredients.

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Fast and rapid

(at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
apace
as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
at a rate of knotsidiom
fleet
hypersonic
in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
Jack Robinson
lickety-split
like a shotidiom
prompt
smartly
souped-up
spanking
spread like wildfireidiom
streak
super-express
superfast
wildfire

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snap

adjective[before noun]

/snæp/us

/snæp/

donesuddenlywithoutallowingtimeforcarefulthoughtorpreparation:

匆忙的；不加思索的；不做准备的

He always makes snapdecisionsand neverthinksabouttheirconsequences.他总是匆忙作决定，从不考虑后果。

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Hurrying and doing things quickly

accelerate
acceleration
against the clockidiom
against time/the clockidiom
alacrity
bash
dash
get a wiggle onidiom
grab-and-go
grease
hacky
haste
precipitately
prompt
promptly
promptness
quickie
rattlesomethingoff
stroke
tear

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Doing things without fear or proper thought

snap

exclamation

/snæp/us

/snæp/

"Snap!" is what you say in thegameof snap when twocardsof the samevaluehave beenplayed.

（呼“同”牌游戏中的）“同！”

UKinformal

something that you say when younoticethat two things are the same:

（发现两件事物相同时所说）太巧了！

Snap! We'rewearingthe sameshirts!太巧了！我们穿了同样的衬衫！

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Card games

all in
bidding
blackjack
busted flush
canasta
card sharp
deal
diamond
flush
jack
pass
pool
queen
re-raise
rebid
recut
rookie card
solitaire
spade
straight

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Similar and the same

(Definition ofsnapfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

snap

verb

/snæp/us

/snæp/

-pp-

snapverb(BREAK)

C2[IorT]

tocausesomething that isthintobreaksuddenlyandquicklywith acrackingsound

突然折断，咔嚓一声折断

You'll snap thatrulerif youbendit toofar.如果你把那把尺子弯得太厉害，它就会咔嚓一下折断。

Some vandal's snappedoffmycaraerialagain.某个蓄意作恶的家伙又把我的汽车天线折断了。

C2[I]

tosuddenlybecomeunabletocontrolastrongfeeling,especiallyanger

突然无法控制情感，突然发作（尤指动怒）

When sheaskedme topostponemytriptohelphermoveto her newhouse, I just snapped(= gotangry).她让我推迟旅行帮她搬家时，我一下子就火了。

More examples

He put too muchpressureon thedoorhandleand it snapped.
Everything wasfineuntil thewiresnapped.
Theshoulderstrapsuddenlysnapped.
She snapped thecarrotin two.
Thebranchsnapped under hisweight.

snapverb(MOVE QUICKLY)

[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]

tomoveinto apositionquickly,producingashortnoiseas ifbreaking

（使）啪地突然移动（到某位置）

Tendonsstoreelasticenergybystretchingand then snappingbackintoshapelikerubberbands.腱通过橡皮筋似的拉伸和迅速缩回贮存了弹力。

Simply snap thepiecesintoplace.把这些小片啪地一声推到位就行。

[I+ adv/prep]

toquicklyreturnto apreviousplaceorcondition

迅速恢复

Aftersubstantiallosseslastyear, thecompanyhas snappedbacktoprofitability(=startedmakingprofitsagain).去年出现巨额亏损之后，这家公司的经济状况又迅速好转，开始盈利了。

snap shut

If something snapsshutor is snappedshut, itclosesquicklywith asuddensharpsound.

啪地关上；啪地合上

She snapped herbookshutand got up toleave.她啪地合上书，起身离开了。

Hermouthsnappedshutwhen sherealizedhe'dheardeverything she'd said about him.意识到自己所说的一切关于他的话都被他听到了之后，她立刻闭上了嘴。

snapverb(ANIMAL)

[I]

If ananimalsnaps, ittriestobitesomeone.

咬，咬人

Theguarddogwassnarlingand snapping behind thefence.那条看门狗正在篱笆后面吠咬。

snapverb(SPEAK)

C2[IorT]

to say somethingsuddenlyin anangryway

厉声说，恶声恶气地说

There's no need to snapatme - it's not myfaultthat youlostyourwallet.何必对我这样恶声恶气——你丢了钱包又不是我的错。

[+ speech]"Well, Ihateyou too!" she snapped.“哼，我也恨你！”她厉声说。

snapverb(PHOTOGRAPH)

[IorT]

to take a lot ofphotographsquickly

拍快照

He wasarrestedfor snappingphotosof amilitaryparade.他因拍摄了阅兵式的快照而被逮捕。

She's verypleasedwith her newcameraand was snappingawaythewholetimewe wereabroad.她对自己的新相机十分满意，我们在国外时，她一直不停地拍照。

snapverb(FASTEN)

[IorT]US

tofastenusing twosmallpiecesofmetalorplastic, one of which ispushedinto the other

把（两片金属或塑料片）扣上

He snappeduphisjacket.他把外套扣上了。

Idioms

snapyourfingers
snapsb'shead off
snap atsb'sheels
snap to it

Phrasal verbs

snap out ofsth
snapsthup
snapsbup

snap

noun

/snæp/us

/snæp/

snapnoun(BREAKING NOISE)

[Cusually singular]

asuddenloudsoundlike somethingbreakingorclosing

咔嚓声；突然折断（或合上）的声音

Shebrokethestickover herkneewith aloudsnap.她咔嚓一声用膝盖折断了棍子。

[C]US

(UKpress stud,snap fastener)

asmallpieceofmetalorplasticused tofastenclothes, with two usually roundparts, one of which ispushedinto the other

摁扣，子母扣

snapnoun(PHOTOGRAPH)

[C]UKinformal

aninformalphotographthat is not veryskilfulorartistic

快照，快相

holidaysnaps假期拍的快照

Did youtakemany snaps while you were away?你出游的时候拍了很多照片吗？

snapnoun(GAME)

[U]

acardgamein which theplayerscompetetocallout the word "snap" when theyseetwocardsthat have the samevalue

呼“同”牌游戏（一种纸牌游戏，玩家抢先看到有两张相同的牌时呼“同”）

agameof snap呼“同”牌游戏

snapnoun(SOMETHING EASY)

[S]USinformal

something that can be done without anydifficulty

容易的事，好办的事

"Will youfinishontime?" "Sure thing. It'sasnap."“你能按时完成吗？”“当然，太容易了。”

Talking togirlsis a snapforhim.和女孩子交谈对他来说十分容易。

snapnoun(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)

[C]

in Americanfootball, theactofpassingtheballbackwardtostartplay

（美式橄榄球）开球

snap

adjective[before noun]

/snæp/us

/snæp/

donesuddenlywithoutallowingtimeforcarefulthoughtorpreparation

匆忙的；不加思索的；不做准备的

He always makes snapdecisionsand neverthinksabouttheirconsequences.他总是匆忙作决定，从不考虑后果。

snap

exclamation

/snæp/us

/snæp/

"Snap!" is what you say in thegameof snap when twocardsof the samevaluehave beenplayed.

（呼“同”牌游戏中的）“同！”

UKinformal

something that you say when younoticethat two things are the same

（发现两件事物相同时所说）太巧了！

Snap! We'rewearingthe sameshirts!太巧了！我们穿了同样的衬衫！

snap| American Dictionary

snap

verb

/snæp/

-pp-

snapverb(BREAK)

[I/T]

tobreaksomethingquicklywith acrackingsound:

[I]Highwindscausedsomepowerlinesto snap, and welostourelectricity.

[I/T]

fig.People who snapsuddenlylosecontroloftheirbehaviorwhen theyexperienceverystrongemotions:

[I]Hislawyersaid he just snapped.

snapverb(MOVE QUICKLY)

tomove(something) orchangeinto a newpositionquickly:

[M]Thesuddenstopof thecarsnapped hisheadback.

If you snapyourfingers, you make asudden,crackingnoisebypushingafingeragainst thebaseofyourthumb, usually inorderto get someone’sattention.

snapverb(FASTEN/CLOSE)

[I/T]

to make aquick,crackingsoundbysuddenlybringingtogether the twopartsof something:

[T]She snapped herbriefcaseshutandmarchedout of theroom.

[I/T]

If adogsnaps at you, itsuddenlytriestobiteyou.

snapverb(SPEAK)

[I/T]

tospeakor say somethingsuddenlyinanger:

[I]Don’t snap atyourbrotherlike that.

snapverb(TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS)

[T]

to use acamerato take aphotographwithoutspendinga lot oftimedoing it:

Washington isfulloftouristssnappingpicturesof each other.

Idiom

snap out of it

Phrasal verb

snap upsomething

snap

noun

/snæp/

snapnoun(SOMETHING EASY)

[Cusually sing]infml

something that can be done without anydifficulty:

Thinking that theexamwould be a snap, she didn’tbothertostudyfor it.

snapnoun(THING THAT FASTENS)

[Cusually pl]

asmallclothesfastenerwith two roundparts, one of which ispushedinto the other:

Theshirtfastenswith snaps.

snapnoun(BREAK)

[Cusually sing]

theactofbreakingsomethingstiff, or thecrackingsoundmade when itbreaks:

Theplastichandlebrokewith aloudsnap.

snap

adjective

/snæp/

snapadjective(SUDDEN)

donesuddenlywithoutallowingtimeforcarefulthoughtorpreparation:

Don’t make a snapdecision– take sometimetothinkit over.

snap| Business English

snap

verb[T]

/snæp/us

-pp-

to end aparticularpatternofactivity:

Julysnapped astringofmonthlygains.

The Dow Jones Industrial Averagerose40.47 to 4383.87, snapping a two-sessionlosingstreak.

Phrasal verbs

snap back
snap sb up
snap sth up

Examplesofsnap

snap

Structural damage to each tree was recorded: trunksnap, branch damage, bark damage, or a leaning bole.