zap informal
A exclamation
嚓 [表示动作突然或迅速];
you just pull the lever, and zap! the whole thing explodes 只要拉一下控制杆,然后轰的一声,整个东西就会炸开
B transitive verb
pres p zapping pt, pp zapped
1 (destroy) 杀死 ‹person›; 摧毁 ‹town, building›;
to zap the enemy's artillery 消灭敌人的炮兵部队
2 (strike) 猛击;
zap him one! 揍他!
3 (treat) [用激光辐射等] 消除;
to zap a tumour with a laser 用激光杀死肿瘤
C intransitive verb
pres p zapping pt, pp zapped
1 (move quickly) 快速移动;
to zap into town 快速进入城区
2 (use remote control) 快速变换频道;
to zap from channel to channel 快速调台
D noun
1 [uncountable] (energy) 精力;
she's so full of zap, she never stops! 她精力旺盛,永远闲不住!
2 [countable] (burst) 震击