informal, chiefly Brit. <非正式, 主英>
in sing.
1
- a whizzing or buzzing sound嗡嗡声; 营营声; 吱吱声:
there's a nasty zizz from the engine.
发动机发出惹人讨厌的嗡嗡声。
2
- a short sleep小睡, 打盹, 小憩; 午睡:
Philip's having a zizz.
菲利浦正在打盹。
no obj.
1
- make a whizzing or buzzing sound嗡嗡叫; 发营营声; 发吱吱声:
the banger started zizzing furiously.
老爷车启动时发出猛烈的嗡嗡声。
2
- doze; sleep打瞌睡; 睡觉:
when everyone inside the building had zizzed off he sneaked inside.
当楼里的每个人都睡着后, 他偷偷摸摸地溜了进去。
词源
early 19th cent.: imitative.