snappy

英 [ˈsnæpi]

美 [ˈsnæpi]

adj.  精练的; 简洁的; 漂亮入时的; 烦躁的; 没好气的

比较级：snappier　最高级：snappiest　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19871 / COCA.17299

习惯用语

adj.

make it snappy
• （用于催促）赶紧，快点
  used to tell sb to do sth quickly or to hurry

牛津词典

adj.

• 精练的；简洁的
  clever or amusing and short
  1. a snappy slogan
     精练的口号
  2. a snappy answer
     简洁的回答
• 漂亮入时的
  attractive and fashionable
  1. a snappy outfit
     漂亮的套装
  2. She's a snappy dresser .
     她衣着入时。
• 烦躁的；没好气的
  tending to speak to people in a bad-tempered, impatient way
• 活泼的；敏捷的
  lively; quick
  1. a snappy tune
     活泼的曲调

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (说话)生气勃勃的，活泼的，明快的
  If someone has asnappystyle of speaking, they speak in a quick, clever, brief, and often funny way.
  1. Each film gets a snappy two-line summary.
     每部影片都配有简洁明快的双行内容提要。
  2. ...snappy American film dialogue.
     简洁明快的美国电影对白
• ADJ-GRADED (穿着)入时的,时髦的
  If someone is asnappydresser or if they wearsnappyclothes, they wear smart, stylish clothes.
  1. She has already made a name for herself as a snappy dresser.
     她已是一个小有名气的时尚达人。
  2. ...snappy sports jackets.
     时髦的运动夹克
• ADJ-GRADED (说话态度)没好气的，恶声恶气的
  If someone issnappy, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner.
  1. He wasn't irritable or snappy or anything, just slightly perplexed.
     他并不是爱发火或爱起急什么的，他只是有点困惑。
• PHRASE (催促别人做事)快一点
  If you tell someone tomake it snappy, you tell them to do something quickly.
  1. Look at the pamphlets, and make it snappy.
     看看手册，动作要快。

英英释义

adj

• quick and energetic
  1. a brisk walk in the park
  2. a lively gait
  3. a merry chase
  4. traveling at a rattling rate
  5. a snappy pace
  6. a spanking breeze
  Synonym:alertbrisklivelymerryrattlingspankingzippy
• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  1. a dapper young man
  2. a jaunty red hat
  Synonym:dapperdashingjauntynattyraffishrakishspiffyspruce
• apt to speak irritably
  1. a snappish tone of voice
  Synonym:snappish
• pleasantly cold and invigorating
  1. crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
  2. a nipping wind
  3. a nippy fall day
  4. snappy weather
  Synonym:crispfrostynippingnippy
• smart and fashionable
  1. snappy conversation
  2. some sharp and whipping lines
  Synonym:whipping

双语例句

• We'd better make it snappy, if we don't want to miss the beginning of the film.
  如果我们不想错过电影的开头的话，就得快点。
• Hey, that's a snappy little cloak you got there!
  嘿，你的这件小披风多么俏皮啊！
• The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book.
  婚前的日子相对于婚姻来说就像是一本冗长乏味的书的一段短小精悍的序言。
• Maintaining focus on an issue is easier when it comes with a snappy, emotive label.
  如果一个问题被贴上了简洁而富有感染力的标签，那么人们就更容易对它保持关注。
• Programmers work hard to keep the number of instructions to a minimum, ensuring snappy performance for users.
  程序员辛苦工作来保证指令数量的最小化，保证为用户提供精力充沛的表现。
• Simon glumly watched TV and went to bed snappy.
  西蒙闷闷不乐地看电视，然后没好气地去睡觉。
• Because you don't hide what you are behind a tie and a snappy smile.
  因为你不会人模狗样地系条领带或礼貌地笑。
• You hired him, so you must put up with his whiny voice but should coach him in the art of the snappy answer.
  你雇了他，因此你必须容忍他的嘀咕声，但应该运用巧妙的语言艺术教育他。
• I've found that my commandments help me most when I review them at least daily, to keep them fresh in my mind, and to do this, it helps to keep the list short and snappy.
  我发现当我至少在每天去浏览自己的戒律时能最大地帮助我能对它们记忆犹新，为了这么做，让戒律清单短小、有趣会有帮助。
• That's a very snappy new suit you've got, peter.
  你这套新衣服真是漂亮，彼德。