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zig·zag adjective /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ [only before noun]  enlarge image- a zigzag line/path/pattern弯弯曲曲的线条／小路／形状
zig·zag noun /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ - a line or pattern that looks like a series of letter W’s as it bends to the left and then to the right again锯齿形线条（或形状）；之字形
- The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags.小路顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
- The path rose in zigzags up the hillside.小路曲折地爬上山坡。
Topics Colours and Shapesc2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications.
zig·zag verb /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ [intransitive]- (+ adv./prep.) to move forward by making sharp sudden turns first to the left and then to the right曲折前进
- The narrow path zigzags up the cliff.狭窄的小路曲曲折折通向悬崖。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryZigzag is used with these nouns as the subject: Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications.
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