snap

pronunciation

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  • vt.& vi.
    猛地咬住
    呵斥
    折断
  • vt.
    拍照
    用子母扣扣
    [棒球]快速传（球）
    拍…的快照
  • n.
    （树枝等的）突然折断
    严厉的话
    突然的撕咬
    尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声
  • vi.
    啪啪作响
    （目光）闪耀
    （牙齿等）咯咯作响
    （精神）突然崩溃
  • adj.
    容易的
    喀嗒一声扣下的
    仓促的
  • adv.
    噼啪作响地
    啪嗒一声
    猛然

Word Origin

snap 咔嚓声，断裂声，断开，咬，啮合，拍照

来自荷兰语或低地德语 snappen,咬，抓住，来自 West-Germanic*snu-,鼻子发出的呼哧声，用 力抓或咬时的喘气声，词源同 snack,snatch.引申诸相关词义。

Synonym

Example

1. Mr noda may prefer to see his twin aims passed into law and then call a snap election .
野田首相似乎希望在他的两个信念通过法律生效后召集一次突然的选举。
2. The prime minister holds a powerful if unspoken sanction over its members : the ability to call a snap general election in which many would lose their seats .
首相拥有一项权力，可以不用经由议会成员通过：发起突然的大选，在这过程中许多人会失去议员席位。
3. The photographers jumped out of the bushes to snap pictures of the 50-year-old singer while she was visiting friends in bridgehampton , new york , said liz rosenberg of warner brothers records .
当时麦当娜正在纽约的布里奇汉普敦拜访她的朋友，摄影师突然跳出灌木丛给这位50岁的歌手拍照，华纳兄弟唱片公司的发言人莉斯罗森博格说。
4. Mr rodriguez used a custom-built infrared trap to snap the wolf as it leapt into the air .
罗德里格斯利用一个特制的红外陷井，来抓拍狼跳在空中的瞬间。
5. His snap decision on november 22nd to grant himself sweeping new powers was necessary , they say , to forestall an alleged plot by counter-revolutionaries to block the passage of a new constitution .
他们声称，11月22日穆尔西突然授予自己扫除新权力的决定是先发制人的需求，反革命派在酝酿可疑的阴谋来妨碍新宪法的通过。

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