zap

verb

/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/

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[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。
[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。
[intransitive, transitive] zap (something) to use the remote control to change television channels quickly（用遥控器）快速变换频道Topics TV, radio and newsc2
[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 synonym zip
- The racing cars zapped past us.赛车从我们身边飞驰而过。