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单词 zigzag
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zigzag
noun[C]
uk
/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/us
/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/

zigzagnoun[C](LINE)

alineorpatternthatlookslike a Z or arowof Zsjoinedtogether:
锯齿形线条；之字形
a zigzagpath/road/coastline蜿蜒的小路／道路／海岸线
afabricwith a zigzagpattern带有锯齿形图案的布料
Thekidsranin zigzags around theplayground.孩子们在操场上左拐右拐地跑来跑去。
picture of zigzag
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Patterns and shapes
  • amorphous
  • arabesque
  • argyle
  • asymmetrically
  • asymmetry
  • bossy
  • cutout
  • filigree
  • fishhook
  • flecked
  • flowery
  • formless
  • fretted
  • herringbone
  • oblong
  • shapeless
  • shapelessly
  • shapelessness
  • sigmoid
  • snow angel
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zigzagnoun[C](CHANGE)

asituationin whichactions,plans, orideaschangesuddenlyandcompletely, and thenchangeback againequallysuddenly:
（行动、计划或想法）突然变来变去
The Washington Postcomplainedof "twoweeksofpolicyzigzags".《华盛顿邮报》指责说“这两周的政策朝令夕改”。
Thecountryseemsto have beenfollowinga zigzagcoursebetweendemocracyanddictatorship.这个国家似乎已经走上了一条在民主和独裁制度间迂回的道路。
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Changing frequently
  • capricious
  • capriciously
  • capriciousness
  • changeable
  • dipsy-doodle
  • fickle
  • fluidity
  • inconsistently
  • inconstant
  • inflammable
  • kaleidoscopic
  • kaleidoscopically
  • mercurial
  • protean
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • schizophrenically
  • shifting
  • volatility
  • yo-yoing
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zigzag
verb[I]
uk
/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/us
/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/
-gg-

zigzagverb[I](MAKE SHAPE)

(alsozig and zag)
to make amovementorshapelike a zigzag:
呈之字形移动，曲折行进
Theroadzigzags along arockycoastline.道路沿着岩石嶙峋的海岸蜿蜒延伸。
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Bending, twisting and curving
  • ball up
  • bendy
  • bent
  • bowed
  • buckle
  • crook
  • entwine
  • flex
  • flexion
  • flexure
  • fluted
  • matted
  • meander
  • sinuous
  • torsion
  • tortuously
  • tortuousness
  • true
  • twiddly
  • wring
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zigzagverb[I](CHANGE)

tochangesuddenlyandcompletely, and thenchangeback againequallysuddenly:
突然且彻底的变化，随后又突然变回原样
Themarketzigzagged during thedaybutfinishedhigherin theafternoon.交易市场在白天一直都起起落落，但下午还是以高位收盘。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing frequently
  • capricious
  • capriciously
  • capriciousness
  • changeable
  • dipsy-doodle
  • fickle
  • fluidity
  • inconsistently
  • inconstant
  • inflammable
  • kaleidoscopic
  • kaleidoscopically
  • mercurial
  • protean
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • schizophrenically
  • shifting
  • volatility
  • yo-yoing
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(Definition ofzigzagfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

zigzag| American Dictionary

zigzag
verb[I]
us
/ˈzɪɡ·zæɡ/
-gg-
tomoveby going first in onedirectionand then in a differentdirection, andcontinuingin this way:
We zigzagged through thecrowdsoftouristsin themuseum.
(Definition ofzigzagfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofzigzag

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The winding streets were unpaved, lacked pavements, and zigzagged meaninglessly, often following the course of a stream.
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Later, the collapsed vortex pair is distorted into irregular antisymmetric zigzags (figure 7c).
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The growth of the zigzags does not saturate and finally layers of individual pancake dipoles are produced.
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Behind the glass, blond desks floated on a creamy carpet with magenta zigzags.
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He asked who was responsible for policing zigzags.
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If we had that person in place now we would not have the zigzagging that goes on between the six-monthly presidencies.
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Three of the businesses which have complained are located next to bus stops, on zigzags next to traffic signals—as they were before the red route was introduced.
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The 3-dimensional architecture of chromatin in-situ - electron tomography reveals fibers composed of a continuously variablezigzagnucleosomal ribbon.
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The serpentine early track often has a reddish orange frass stain that occasionally zigzags from side to side.
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On offense, he used a complicated system of passing called the zig-zag or figure eight offense.
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An old zig-zag climbs from just below the tarn although, predictably, more modern walkers have felt a need to cut the corners.
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When spawning takes place the female zig-zags over the nest site and the male follows fertilizing the eggs which have been deposited.
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When flushed, they utter a sharp note that sounds like "scape, scape" and fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators.
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The second half is much wider, much contorted and often zigzagging.
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A second terra-cotta frieze runs the whole length of the lower facade, presenting a dramatic collection of angular zigzags and curvy leaves.
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