zap
verb/zæp/
/zæp/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they zap | /zæp/ /zæp/ |
| he / she / it zaps | /zæps/ /zæps/ |
| past simple zapped | /zæpt/ /zæpt/ |
| past participle zapped | /zæpt/ /zæpt/ |
| -ing form zapping | /ˈzæpɪŋ/ /ˈzæpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to destroy, kill or hit somebody/something suddenly and with force
（突然而猛烈地）毁坏，杀死，打击 - zap somebody/something The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game).
怪兽被飞碟杀死了。 - It's vital to zap stress fast.
快速消除压力非常重要。 - zap somebody/something with something He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with 1 000 volts.
他像受到 1 000 伏的电击似的猛跳起来。
- zap somebody/something The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game).
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to do something very fast
很快地做；迅速做 - I'm zapping through (= reading very fast) some modern novels at the moment.
我现在正在浏览一些现代小说。
- I'm zapping through (= reading very fast) some modern novels at the moment.
- [intransitive, transitive] zap (something) to use the remote control to change television channels quickly
（用遥控器）快速变换频道 - [intransitive, transitive] zap (somebody/something) + adv./prep. to move, or make somebody/something move, very fast in the direction mentioned
（使沿某方向）快速移动 - The racing cars zapped past us.
赛车从我们身边飞驰而过。
- The racing cars zapped past us.
Word Origin1920s (originally US): imitative.