N-UNCOUNT [oft aNOUN]活力;精神;趣味 If you refer to the zing in someone or something, you mean the quality that makes them lively or interesting. 活力;精神;趣味 [informal]
He just lacked that extra zing.
他就是缺乏那多一点的活力。
There's nothing like fresh basil to put a zing into a tomato sauce.