zip
英 [zɪp] 美 [zɪp]
n.拉链 n.活力；飞射声 v.拉拉链 v.飕飕飞过；注入活力
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◉Etymology
“Zip” 这个词源于美国英语，最早出现于1925年，可能是由于其表示的迅速移动或紧缩的动作所产生的声音而得名。
◉外刊例句
① She zipped up her coat to keep out the cold wind.
她拉上拉链以防寒风吹进来。
——The New York Times - 2023年11月
② The file was too large to send via email, so I zipped it before attaching it.
这个文件太大，无法通过电子邮件发送，所以我在附件中压缩了它。
——The Guardian - 2023年12月
③ The runner zipped past his competitors and crossed the finish line first.
这名赛跑者飞快地超过了他的竞争对手，第一个冲过了终点线。
——BBC News - 2024年2月
◉Usage Examples
(1) She caught her hair in the zip of the dress.
(2) The zip sticked because it was caught by a thread.
(3) We need to put some zip into this presentation.
(4) We had heard the zip of a bullet.
(5) Please help me to zip my dress on.
(6) Rifle fire zipped over them.
(7) These new trains really zip along.
(1) 她的头发被裙子的拉链钩住了。
(2) 拉链被线卡住了, 拉不动。
(3) 我们需要为这次演出注人一些活力。
(4) 我们听到了子弹的咻的一声。
(5) 请帮我把衣服的拉链拉上。
(6) 步枪子弹在他们头顶上飕飕飞驰。
(7) 这些新列车行驶得可真快。
◉Usage note
To zip is to close with a zipper. Also, zip means zilch, which is zero or nothing. Make sure to zip your wallet because if everything falls out, you’ll have zip.
Zip as in “to close with a zipper” is short for — you guessed it — zipper. If you're cold, zip up your coat. If you zip your lips, you’re not using a zipper but you’re closing your mouth. Zip meaning “nothing” came from kids in the 1900s when they referred to getting a zero on a test. Now, if you have zip, you have nothing, and not just on a test.
◉Colins
1. [N-COUNT 可数名词]拉锁；拉链 A zip or zip fastener is a device used to open and close parts of clothes and bags. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth which separate or fasten together as you pull a small tag along them. [mainly BRIT 主英]
He pulled the zip of his leather jacket down slightly.
他稍稍往下拉了拉皮夹克的拉链。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 zipper
2. [VERB 动词]拉上…的拉链 When you zip something, you fasten it using a zip. [V n]
She zipped her jeans...
她拉上了牛仔裤的拉链。
I slowly zipped and locked the heavy black nylon bags.
我慢慢地把那些沉重的黑色尼龙袋的拉链拉上并锁好。
3. [VERB 动词]压缩（文档） To zip a computer file means to compress it so that it needs less space for storage on disk and can be transmitted more quickly. [V P] [Also V P n] [COMPUTING 计算机]
Zip up means the same as zip .zip up 同 zip
These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space.
这些文档已经进行了压缩，以节省磁盘空间。
4. [VERB 动词]快速移动；飞速行动 If you say that something or someone zips somewhere, you mean that they move there very quickly. [V prep/adv] [INFORMAL 非正式]
My craft zipped across the bay...
我的小艇飞速驶过海湾。
Max zips back and forth across the living room.
马克斯在客厅里快速地来回走动。
5. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]精力；活力；热情 If you say that someone or something has zip, you mean that they show a lot of energy and enthusiasm. [INFORMAL 非正式]
Share options will play a bigger role in future, putting zip into the performance of middle managers...
认股权在未来会发挥更大的作用，将激发中层管理者的工作热情，使其有更出色的表现。
Tommy Tune gives the choreography his usual and zip.
汤米·图恩在编排的舞蹈中注入其一贯的优雅和活力。
