zoom
verb/zuːm/
/zuːm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they zoom | /zuːm/ /zuːm/ |
| he / she / it zooms | /zuːmz/ /zuːmz/ |
| past simple zoomed | /zuːmd/ /zuːmd/ |
| past participle zoomed | /zuːmd/ /zuːmd/ |
| -ing form zooming | /ˈzuːmɪŋ/ /ˈzuːmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to move or go somewhere very fast
快速移动；迅速前往 - Traffic zoomed past us.
车辆从我们身边疾驰而过。 - For five weeks they zoomed around Europe.
他们在欧洲各国马不停蹄地奔波了五个星期。 - She spends her time zooming around the country.
她把时间花在了全国各地。
- Traffic zoomed past us.
- [intransitive] zoom (up) (to…) (informal) (of prices, costs, etc.) to increase a lot quickly and suddenly
急剧增长；猛涨 - House prices have zoomed up this year.
今年房屋价格飞涨。 - Shares zoomed from 1567p to 1700p.
分享从 1567p 升至 1700p。
- House prices have zoomed up this year.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: imitative.