| 词汇 | zap |
| 释义 | zap Theme: DEFEAT tr. to defeat someone or a team.They zapped us 10–8.Tracy zapped Fred in the spelling bee. Theme: HURRY in. to move to somewhere very fast.I'll zap over and see if the duplicating is ready yet.He's zapping to the drugstore for some aspirin. Theme: IMPRESS tr. to impress someone.My big idea really zapped the boss. I may get a raise.I like to have something to zap the board with at every meeting. Theme: MURDER tr. to kill someone.The stress from it all nearly zapped him.I was afraid that one of those thugs would zap me. Theme: SHOCK tr. to shock someone.That fake snake zapped me for a minute.The incident zapped me, but good. Theme: STUN tr. to stun someone with an imaginary ray gun.Jimmy swung around the corner and zapped me.He zapped me with a water gun. zap 1. noun 1 amyl nitrite UK, 1996. 2 an electrical shock US, 1994 2. verb 1 to kill someone. A major piece of slang from the Vietnam war US, 1942. 2 to shoot someone. A Royal Navy variation on the previous sense UK, 1989. 3 to finish something off. A figurative variation of the sense 'to kill' UK, 1999. 4 to defeat someone heavily US, 1968. 5 to give someone an electrical shock; to administer electric shock treatment to someone. Recorded as 'administering shock treatment' in 'The language of nursing', Philip C. Kolin, American Speech, p. 209, Fall–Winter 1973 US, 1995. 6 to operate electronically, often by remote-control, 2001. 7 to overwhelm someone US, 1967. 8 to move quickly US, 1974. 9 to have sex US, 1985. 10 to present, to give US, 1967. 11 to steal something UK, 2002. 12 to use the (remote) fast-forward facility on video playback to pass advertising; to use a remote control to switch between television channels (to avoid advertising, or simply to find a programme that engages you) US, 1983. 13 to send a text message UK, 2003. 14 to heat something up in a microwave oven US, 1999. 15 to give a student in college a notification of academic deficiency US, 1968. 16 in Canadian military aviation, to affix a sticker on which is the badge of a military unit onto an aircraft of another service CANADA, 1982 zap1. To give someone or something an electrical shock. The wires zapped me when I touched them. I just need to zap the battery to get the car started. 2. slang To shoot someone or something with a laser or something like a laser. You have to zap the bad guys in the game with the laser gun! Doctors are trying an experimental procedure where they zap the cancerous tumor with a ray of ionized particles. zap out1. To eliminate something that is unwanted or undesirable using some intense, eradicating energy or force, such as radiation or electricity. The controversial procedure uses a series of controlled electrical shocks to zap out violent or negative impulses. The electromagnetic device claims to zap out 99% of germs in a room after a single 30-second cycle. 2. To deplete the resources of someone, something, or oneself. A noun or pronoun can be used between "zap" and "out." The freak snow storm quickly zapped out the city's meager supply of salt used to keep the roads free of ice. The grueling work schedule zapped me out of all my energy. channel-zappingQuickly switching between channels on a TV, as while looking for a program to watch. I'm channel-zapping, but it doesn't look like anything good is on. zap outInterrupt or delete unwanted parts of a television program or video, as in We've taped the show and now we can zap out all the commercials. [c. 1980] channel hoppingand channel surfing and channel zapping n. using a remote control to move quickly from one television channel to another, pausing only a short time on each channel. I wish you would stop channel hopping! He spends more time channel zapping than actually watching. channel zappingverbSee channel hopping zap1. tv. to shock someone. That fake snake zapped me for a minute. 2. tv. to kill someone. The stress from it all nearly zapped him. 3. tv. to impress someone. My big idea really zapped the boss. I may get a raise. 4. tv. to stun someone with an imaginary ray gun. He zapped me with a water gun. 5. exclam. Wow! (Usually Zap!) He said, “Zap!” indicating that he really liked the present, I guess. 6. tv. to defeat someone or a team. Fred zapped Britney in the spelling bee. 7. in. to zip or move to somewhere very fast. He’s zapping to the drugstore for some aspirin. zapped1. mod. tired; exhausted. I’m too zapped to go on. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. We all got zapped and then went home. |
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