snap

vt.& vi.猛地咬住；呵斥；折断

vt.拍照；用子母扣扣；[棒球]快速传（球）；拍…的快照

n.（树枝等的）突然折断；严厉的话；突然的撕咬；尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声

vi.啪啪作响；（目光）闪耀；（牙齿等）咯咯作响；（精神）突然崩溃

adj.容易的；喀嗒一声扣下的；仓促的

adv.噼啪作响地；啪嗒一声；猛然

verb

断开 break

1. （使喀嚓）断裂，绷断
   to break sth suddenly with a sharp noise; to be broken in this way
   1. The wind had snapped the tree in two.
      风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
   2. He snapped a twig off a bush.
      他啪地从灌木上折下一小枝。
   3. Suddenly, the rope snapped.
      突然，绳子啪地绷断了。
   4. The branch she was standing on must have snapped off.
      她当时踩的树枝一定是突然折断了。

打开；关上；进入适当位置 open/close/move into position

2. （使啪地）打开，关上，移到某位置
   to move, or to move sth, into a particular position quickly, especially with a sudden sharp noise
   1. The lid snapped shut.
      盖子啪地合上了。
   2. His eyes snapped open.
      他两眼唰地睁开了。
   3. He snapped to attention and saluted.
      他啪一下立正敬礼。
   4. She snapped the bag shut.
      她啪的一声把包合上了。

不耐烦地说 speak impatiently

3. 厉声说；怒气冲冲地说；不耐烦地说
   to speak or say sth in an impatient, usually angry, voice
   1. ‘Don't just stand there,’ she snapped.
      “别光站在那儿。”她生气地说。
   2. I was tempted to snap back angrily at him.
      我真想没好气地顶他几句。
   3. He snapped a reply.
      他气冲冲地回了一句。

动物 of animal

4. 咬
   to try to bite sb/sth
   1. The dogs snarled and snapped at our heels.
      几条狗边叫边向着我们的脚后跟咬来。

拍照 take photograph

5. 拍照；摄影
   to take a photograph
   1. A passing tourist snapped the incident.
      一个过路的游客把这件事拍了下来。
   2. She seemed oblivious to the crowds of photographers snapping away.
      成群的摄影者不停地拍照，她好像浑然不觉。

失去控制 lose control

6. 突然失去自制力；一下子无法自持
   to suddenly be unable to control your feelings any longer because the situation has become too difficult
   1. My patience finally snapped.
      我终于忍不住了。
   2. When he said that, something snapped inside her.
      听他说到这里，她内心的感情一下子翻腾起来。
   3. And that did it. I snapped.
      就这一下，我再也承受不住了。

扣衣服 fasten clothing

7. 用子母扣扣，用摁扣扣（衣服）
   to fasten a piece of clothing with a snap

noun

尖厉的声音 sharp noise

1. （尤指关上或断裂的声音）啪嗒声，咔嚓声
   a sudden sharp noise, especially one made by sth closing or breaking
   1. She closed her purse with a snap.
      她啪嗒一声合上了钱包。
   2. the snap of a twig
      小树枝折断的咔嚓声

照片 photograph

2. （尤指抢拍的）照片
   a photograph, especially one taken quickly
   1. holiday snaps
      假日拍的照片

扑克牌游戏 card game

3. “对儿”牌游戏（游戏者轮流下牌，出现相同的牌时要抢先喊“对儿”）
   a card game in which players take turns to put cards down and try to be the first to call out ‘snap’ when two similar cards are put down together

扣子 fastener

扣子 fastener

adj.

1. 匆忙的；仓促的
   made or done quickly and without careful thought or preparation
   1. It was a snap decision .
      那是个仓促的决定。
   2. They held a snap election .
      他们临时举行了选举。

exclamation

1. （在“对儿”牌游戏中出现同样的牌时喊的）对儿
   you say snap! in the card game called Snap when two cards that are the same are put down
2. （对于两件相同事物表示惊讶）真巧
   people say snap! to show that they are surprised when two things are the same
   1. Snap! I've just bought that CD too!
      真是巧了！我也刚买了那张光盘！

过去式:snapped 过去分词:snapped 现在分词:snapping 第三人称单数:snaps 名词复数形式:snaps

snap 咔嚓声，断裂声，断开，咬，啮合，拍照

来自荷兰语或低地德语 snappen,咬，抓住，来自 West-Germanic*snu-,鼻子发出的呼哧声，用 力抓或咬时的喘气声，词源同 snack,snatch.引申诸相关词义。

1. A snap election would be to their disadvantage
   提前选举将对他们不利。
2. His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves
   他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
3. He shifted his weight and a twig snapped
   他挪了一下身体的重心，一根树枝咔嚓一声断了。
4. The brake pedal had just snapped off
   刹车踏板刚刚啪的一声绷断了。
5. She gripped the pipe with both hands, trying to snap it in half.
   她双手紧握烟斗，想要把它掰成两半。
6. He snapped the notebook shut
   他啪的一声合上了笔记本。
7. He snapped the cap on his ballpoint
   他吧嗒一声把笔帽扣在了圆珠笔上。
8. The bag snapped open.
   包吧嗒一声打开了。
9. She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single
   百万听众和着她第一首歌的节拍打着响指。
10. He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper
    他打了个响指，威尔逊便递过一张纸来。
11. She snapped her fingers at a passing waiter.
    她向经过身边的一个服务生打了个响指。
12. 'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped
    罗杰恶声恶气地说：“我当然不认识她。”
13. I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.
    对不起，凯西，我不是有意要跟你凶的。
14. He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend
    当她不准孩子们在某个周末去看他的时候，他终于控制不住自己了。
15. For the first and only time Grant's self-control snapped
    生平第一次也是唯一的一次，格兰特失控了。
16. Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
    这时候，我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
17. His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle
    它猛地朝我的脚脖子咬下去，牙齿还咔咔直响。
18. The poodle yapped and snapped.
    卷毛狗又吠又咬。
19. I think this is too important for a snap decision
    我认为，这件事非常重要，不能仓促作决定。
20. It's important not to make snap judgments
    不要急于作出判断——这一点很重要。
21. The opposition is worried that a snap election will be held before they can get organised.
    反对党担心的是，选举会在他们组织妥当之前仓促举行。
22. He was the first ever non-British photographer to be invited to snap a royal.
    他是有史以来第一个应邀为王室成员拍照的非英籍摄影师。
23. Come on, snap out of it!
    嗨，别愁眉苦脸了，振作起来！
24. Often a patient cannot snap out of their negativity that easily.
    病人常常不能那么容易就打消掉消极的情绪。
25. Every time we get a new delivery of clothes, people are queuing to snap them up
    每次新到一批服装时，人们都在排起长队来抢购。
26. The string broke with a snap.
    吧的一声，弦断了。
27. He did not care a snap to talk loudly in class.
    他毫不在乎地在课堂上大声讲话。
28. I heard the sickening snap before I felt it.
    在我感觉到以前，我听到了那恶心的断裂声了。
29. This makes it easier to snap with your thumb and index finger.
    它可以使你的拇指和食指很容易的接触。
30. I heard your arm snap.
    我听见你的手断了。