snap/snæp/

vt

1. 将（某物）啪地一声折断

• The man snapped the branch in half. 那个人咔嚓一声把树枝折成两段。

2. 吧哒一声关上(或打开)

• She snapped the lid shut. 她吧哒一声把盖子盖上。

3. 厉声说；怒声说

• The teacher snapped a reply to the student's question. 老师厉声回答学生的问题。

4. 突然咬；猛咬

• A dog snapped his leg. 狗咬了他的腿。

• The cat snapped the ham out of my hand. 小猫一口叼走了我手中的火腿。

5. 捻手指发噼啪声

• I snapped my fingers to get his attention. 我打榧子让他注意。

6. 给…拍快照；拍摄(照片)

• The photographer snapped Jordan when the reporters interviewed him. 记者们访问乔丹时，摄影师赶紧给他拍照。

7. 迅速射出

• snap a shot at a bird 朝鸟射出一弹

8. 使迅速地行动；急速做出

• On hearing the sound I snapped my eyes open. 一听到声响，我立即睁开眼睛。

vi

1. 咔嚓折断(或绷断)

• The branch snapped suddenly. 树枝突然咔嚓一声折断了。

2. 发吧哒声

• The car door snapped shut behind me. 车门吧哒一声在我身后关上。

3. 厉声责骂

• The boss often snaps at his men. 老板经常责骂他的手下。

4. 咬，噬

• The dog was snapping at the man's ankle. 狗正对那个人的脚踝猛咬。

5. 崩溃，支持不住

• The death of his father caused his mind to snap. 他父亲的死讯使他一下子崩溃了。

6. 迅速地行动

• The soldiers snapped to attention. 士兵们啪地一声立正。

词组snap back

1. 迅速弹回；迅速调转

• Her head snapped back to me. 她猛地朝我回过头来。

2. 很快恢复

• He suddenly snapped back to consciousness. 他突然恢复了知觉。

3. 反驳说

• He snapped back that it was unfair. 他反驳说，这是不公平的。

snap into it 美口 加紧干

• Snap into it, or we'll stay up all night. 加紧干，否则我们得熬夜了。

snap it up 美 = snap to it/snap out of 口 迅速从…中恢复；迅速改变

• The noise snapped me out of the dream. 吵闹声把我从睡梦中吵醒。

• His mother told him to snap out of his lazy habits. 他妈妈叫他改掉懒惰的习惯。

snap to it 快干

• This is something urgent. Snap to it! 这是紧急情况。赶快干!