no obj., with adverbial of direction
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- (especially of a car or aircraft) move or travel very quickly(尤指汽车、飞机等)疾行:
we watched the fly zooming about
我们注视着苍蝇快速地飞来飞去
he jumped into his car and zoomed off.
他跳进他的车, 急驶而去。
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- no obj.(of prices) rise sharply(价格等)急遽上升, 猛涨, 猛增:
the share index zoomed by about 136 points.
股票指数飙升了约136点。
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- (of a camera) change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa(摄影机)从远距离摄影平稳地转换到近距离特写摄影(或反之), 进行变焦摄影:
the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face
照相机推近镜头, 以拍摄他的脸部特写镜头
zoom out for a wide view of the garden again.
拉远镜头以再次取花园的宽景。
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- with obj. cause (a lens or camera) to do this使(镜头或摄影机)推近(或拉远)。
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- a camera shot that changes smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa变焦摄影:
as modifier the zoom button.变焦摄影按钮。
- used to express sudden fast movement用于表示突然的快速移动嗖, 嗖地; 霍地:
then suddenly, zoom!, he's off.
接着, 他突然霍地走开了。
词源
late 19th cent.: imitative.