snap

英 [snæp]

美 [snæp]

v.  (使喀嚓)断裂，绷断; (使啪地)打开，关上，移到某位置; 厉声说; 怒气冲冲地说; 不耐烦地说
n.  (尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声，咔嚓声; (尤指抢拍的)照片; “对儿”牌游戏(游戏者轮流下牌，出现相同的牌时要抢先喊“对儿”)
adj.  匆忙的; 仓促的
int.  (在“对儿”牌游戏中出现同样的牌时喊的)对儿; (对于两件相同事物表示惊讶)真巧

过去式：snapped　过去分词：snapped　现在分词：snapping　第三人称单数：snaps　复数：snaps　

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短语动词

短语用例

snap sth↔out

• 厉声说出
  to say sth in a sharp unpleasant way

snap sth↔up

• 抢购；抢先弄到手
  to buy or obtain sth quickly because it is cheap or you want it very much

习惯用语

v.

snap your fingers
• 打榧子，弹指头（捻拇指作响）
  to make a sharp noise by moving your second or third finger quickly against your thumb, to attract sb's attention, or to mark the beat of music, for example
snap out of it/sthsnap sb out of it/sth
• （使）抛掉不愉快情绪，摆脱郁闷心境
  to make an effort to stop feeling unhappy or depressed; to help sb to stop feeling unhappy
• You've been depressed for weeks. It's time you snapped out of it.
  你情绪低落好几周了。现在该振作起来了。
snap to it
• （尤用于催促）加把劲，赶快
  used, especially in orders, to tell sb to start working harder or more quickly
bite/snap sb's head off
• 气愤地对某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫无道理地）呵斥某人
  to shout at sb in an angry way, especially without reason

n.

be a snap
• 十分容易（做）
  to be very easy to do
• This job's a snap.
  这活儿不过是小菜一碟。

牛津词典

verb

断开 break
• （使喀嚓）断裂，绷断
  to break sth suddenly with a sharp noise; to be broken in this way
  1. The wind had snapped the tree in two.
     风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
  2. He snapped a twig off a bush.
     他啪地从灌木上折下一小枝。
  3. Suddenly, the rope snapped.
     突然，绳子啪地绷断了。
  4. The branch she was standing on must have snapped off.
     她当时踩的树枝一定是突然折断了。
打开；关上；进入适当位置 open/close/move into position
• （使啪地）打开，关上，移到某位置
  to move, or to move sth, into a particular position quickly, especially with a sudden sharp noise
  1. The lid snapped shut.
     盖子啪地合上了。
  2. His eyes snapped open.
     他两眼唰地睁开了。
  3. He snapped to attention and saluted.
     他啪一下立正敬礼。
  4. She snapped the bag shut.
     她啪的一声把包合上了。
不耐烦地说 speak impatiently
• 厉声说；怒气冲冲地说；不耐烦地说
  to speak or say sth in an impatient, usually angry, voice
  1. ‘Don't just stand there,’ she snapped.
     “别光站在那儿。”她生气地说。
  2. I was tempted to snap back angrily at him.
     我真想没好气地顶他几句。
  3. He snapped a reply.
     他气冲冲地回了一句。
动物 of animal
• 咬
  to try to bite sb/sth
  1. The dogs snarled and snapped at our heels.
     几条狗边叫边向着我们的脚后跟咬来。
拍照 take photograph
• 拍照；摄影
  to take a photograph
  1. A passing tourist snapped the incident.
     一个过路的游客把这件事拍了下来。
  2. She seemed oblivious to the crowds of photographers snapping away.
     成群的摄影者不停地拍照，她好像浑然不觉。
失去控制 lose control
• 突然失去自制力；一下子无法自持
  to suddenly be unable to control your feelings any longer because the situation has become too difficult
  1. My patience finally snapped.
     我终于忍不住了。
  2. When he said that, something snapped inside her.
     听他说到这里，她内心的感情一下子翻腾起来。
  3. And that did it. I snapped.
     就这一下，我再也承受不住了。
扣衣服 fasten clothing
• 用子母扣扣，用摁扣扣（衣服）
  to fasten a piece of clothing with a snap

noun

尖厉的声音 sharp noise
• （尤指关上或断裂的声音）啪嗒声，咔嚓声
  a sudden sharp noise, especially one made by sth closing or breaking
  1. She closed her purse with a snap.
     她啪嗒一声合上了钱包。
  2. the snap of a twig
     小树枝折断的咔嚓声
照片 photograph
• （尤指抢拍的）照片
  a photograph, especially one taken quickly
  1. holiday snaps
     假日拍的照片
扑克牌游戏 card game
• “对儿”牌游戏（游戏者轮流下牌，出现相同的牌时要抢先喊“对儿”）
  a card game in which players take turns to put cards down and try to be the first to call out ‘snap’ when two similar cards are put down together
扣子 fastener扣子 fastener

adj.

• 匆忙的；仓促的
  made or done quickly and without careful thought or preparation
  1. It was a snap decision .
     那是个仓促的决定。
  2. They held a snap election .
     他们临时举行了选举。

exclamation

• （在“对儿”牌游戏中出现同样的牌时喊的）对儿
  you say snap! in the card game called Snap when two cards that are the same are put down
• （对于两件相同事物表示惊讶）真巧
  people say snap! to show that they are surprised when two things are the same
  1. Snap! I've just bought that CD too!
     真是巧了！我也刚买了那张光盘！

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)咔嚓一声折断;(使)啪的一声绷断
  If somethingsnapsor if yousnapit, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise.
  1. He shifted his weight and a twig snapped...
     他挪了一下身体的重心，一根树枝咔嚓一声断了。
  2. The brake pedal had just snapped off...
     刹车踏板刚刚啪的一声绷断了。
  3. She gripped the pipe with both hands, trying to snap it in half.
     她双手紧握烟斗，想要把它掰成两半。
  4. Snapis also a noun.
     
  5. Every minute or so I could hear a snap, a crack and a crash as another tree went down.
     每隔大约一分钟，我就会听见又一棵树咔嚓一声折断、哗啦一下倒地的声音。
• V-ERG (使)发出吧嗒一声(合上或打开)
  If yousnapsomething into a particular position, or if itsnapsinto that position, it moves quickly into that position, with a sharp sound.
  1. He snapped the notebook shut...
     他啪的一声合上了笔记本。
  2. He snapped the cap on his ballpoint...
     他吧嗒一声把笔帽扣在了圆珠笔上。
  3. The bag snapped open.
     包吧嗒一声打开了。
  4. Snapis also a noun.
     
  5. He shut the book with a snap and stood up.
     他啪的一声合上书，站起身来。
• VERB (打拍子、下指示等时)打响指
  If yousnapyourfingers, 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.
  1. She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single...
     百万听众和着她第一首歌的节拍打着响指。
  2. He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper...
     他打了个响指，威尔逊便递过一张纸来。
  3. She snapped her fingers at a passing waiter.
     她向经过身边的一个服务生打了个响指。
  4. Snapis also a noun.
     
  5. I could obtain with the snap of my fingers anything I chose.
     我不费吹灰之力就可以得到我看中的任何东西。
• VERB 恶声恶气地说;声色俱厉地说
  If someonesnaps atyou, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way.
  1. 'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped...
     罗杰恶声恶气地说：“我当然不认识她。”
  2. I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.
     对不起，凯西，我不是有意要跟你凶的。
• VERB 突然精神崩溃;突然失控
  If someonesnaps, or if somethingsnapsinside them, they suddenly stop being calm and become very angry because the situation has become too tense or too difficult for them.
  1. He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend...
     当她不准孩子们在某个周末去看他的时候，他终于控制不住自己了。
  2. For the first and only time Grant's self-control snapped...
     生平第一次也是唯一的一次，格兰特失控了。
  3. Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
     这时候，我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
• VERB (狗等动物)突然咬，猛咬
  If an animal such as a dogsnaps atyou, it opens and shuts its jaws quickly near you, as if it were going to bite you.
  1. His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle...
     它猛地朝我的脚脖子咬下去，牙齿还咔咔直响。
  2. The poodle yapped and snapped.
     卷毛狗又吠又咬。
• ADJ (决定、行动等)突然的，仓促的，鲁莽的
  Asnapdecision or action is one that is taken suddenly, often without careful thought.
  1. I think this is too important for a snap decision...
     我认为，这件事非常重要，不能仓促作决定。
  2. It's important not to make snap judgments...
     不要急于作出判断——这一点很重要。
  3. The opposition is worried that a snap election will be held before they can get organised.
     反对党担心的是，选举会在他们组织妥当之前仓促举行。
• N-COUNT 照片
  Asnapis a photograph.
  1. ...a snap my mother took last year.
     我母亲去年拍的照片
• VERB 给…拍照
  If yousnapsomeone or something, you take a photograph of them.
  1. He was the first ever non-British photographer to be invited to snap a royal.
     他是有史以来第一个应邀为王室成员拍照的非英籍摄影师。
• “捉对儿”(一种简单的扑克牌游戏，参加者轮流亮牌叠成一叠，争取在出现同点数或同人头的两张牌时，先喊snap以赢得整叠牌)
  Snapis 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.
• “哟！”(对两件物品相似之极发出的惊叹)
  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.
• 同 snap fastener
  Asnapis the same as asnap fastener.
• See also:cold snap

英英释义

noun

• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
  1. the quarterback fumbled the snap
  Synonym:centering
• the act of catching an object with the hands
  1. Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
  2. he made a grab for the ball before it landed
  3. Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away
  4. the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
  Synonym:catchgrabsnatch
• the act of snapping the fingers
  1. he gave his fingers a snap
• any undertaking that is easy to do
  1. marketing this product will be no picnic
  Synonym:cinchbreezepicnicduck soupchild's playpushoverwalkoverpiece of cake
• a fastener used on clothing
  1. children can manage snaps better than buttons
  Synonym:snap fastenerpress stud
• an informal photograph
  1. my snapshots haven't been developed yet
  2. he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
  Synonym:snapshotshot
• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
  1. the waistband had lost its snap
  Synonym:elasticity
• a sudden breaking
• a sudden sharp noise
  1. the crack of a whip
  2. he heard the cracking of the ice
  3. he can hear the snap of a twig
  Synonym:crackcracking
• the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
  1. servants appeared at the snap of his fingers
• a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
  Synonym:gingersnapginger snapginger nut
• tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
  Synonym:snap bean
• a spell of cold weather
  1. a cold snap in the middle of May

verb

• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
  1. The pipe snapped
  Synonym:crack
• close with a snapping motion
  1. The lock snapped shut
• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  1. The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
  2. The guard snarled at us
  Synonym:snarl
• record on photographic film
  1. I photographed the scene of the accident
  2. She snapped a picture of the President
  Synonym:photographshoot
• cause to make a snapping sound
  1. snap your fingers
  Synonym:clickflick
• put in play with a snap
  1. snap a football
• to grasp hastily or eagerly
  1. Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
  Synonym:snatchsnatch up
• bring the jaws together
  1. he snapped indignantly
• separate or cause to separate abruptly
  1. The rope snapped
  2. tear the paper
  Synonym:tearrupturebust
• lose control of one's emotions
  1. When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely
  2. When her baby died, she snapped
  Synonym:break downlose it
• move or strike with a noise
  1. he clicked on the light
  2. his arm was snapped forward
  Synonym:click
• move with a snapping sound
  1. bullets snapped past us
• make a sharp sound
  1. his fingers snapped
  Synonym:crack

双语例句

• I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.
  对不起，凯西，我不是有意要跟你凶的。
• It's important not to make snap judgments
  不要急于作出判断——这一点很重要。
• Come on, snap out of it!
  嗨，别愁眉苦脸了，振作起来！
• He shifted his weight and a twig snapped
  他挪了一下身体的重心，一根树枝咔嚓一声断了。
• He snapped the notebook shut
  他啪的一声合上了笔记本。
• This makes it easier to snap with your thumb and index finger.
  它可以使你的拇指和食指很容易的接触。
• He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper
  他打了个响指，威尔逊便递过一张纸来。
• His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle
  它猛地朝我的脚脖子咬下去，牙齿还咔咔直响。
• 'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped
  罗杰恶声恶气地说：“我当然不认识她。”
• She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single
  百万听众和着她第一首歌的节拍打着响指。