早安英文 第454期:snap到底是什么意思

 1. (informal) to take a photograph 拍照

e.g. She snapped² a picture of me and Sonia.
她拍了一张我和Sonia的合照。

2. to break with a sudden³ sharp noise 折断，断裂，崩断
e.g. The wind snapped branches and power lines.
大风让树枝和电线都折断了。
snap¹ (something) in two/in half
e.g. The teacher snapped the chalk in two and gave me a piece.
老师把粉笔折断成两截，给了我一半。

3. to say something quickly in an angry way
e.g. "What do you want!?!??!" She snapped.
“你到底想怎么样？？”她怒吼道。
"Don't just stand there!" She snapped.
“别光傻站着啊！”她怒斥。
snap at sb
e.g. He snapped at Jasper for no reason.
他无缘无故地朝Jasper凶！没好气地说话。

4. to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety⁴, or other feelings in a difficult situation 情绪失控，崩溃，忍不住了
e.g. My patience finally snapped.
我的耐心一下就没了。突然暴躁。
The stress began to get to her, and one morning she just snapped.
压力太大了，然后一天早上她突然就控制不住了，情绪失控了。

5. snap my fingers 打响指

6. Oh snap! 感叹词，Oh shit! 较委婉的说法

7. Snap out of it: 指摆脱某种不好的状态，振作起来。
e.g. Come on, snap out of it. It's not big deal.
振作起来！没什么大不了的！
Come on, snap out of it! Losing that money isn't the end of the world.
振作起来！丢了那点钱又不是世界末日！
Snap out of it! There is plenty more fish in the sea!
振作起来！天涯何处无芳草！

1 snap   

n.啪地移动，突然断掉；v.猛咬，咬断，谩骂，砰然关上

参考例句：

• He broke off the twig with a snap.他啪地一声把那根树枝折断了。
• These earrings snap on with special fasteners.这副耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。

2 snapped   

v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照

参考例句：

• The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
• He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

4 anxiety   

n.忧虑，担心，挂念，焦急；渴望，热望

参考例句：

• Tom's anxiety to succeed led him to work hard.汤姆对成功的渴望使他更加努力。
• He received the news of his father's sickness with great anxiety.他得知父亲生病的消息时焦急万分。