snap

英[sn?p] 美[sn?p]

反義詞

第三人稱單數(shù):?snaps;過去式:?snapped;過去分詞:?snapped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?snapping;

1. 擬聲詞，拍照的聲音“喀喀喀喀”。
2. snapshot => snap.
3. 照相(snapshot)這個單詞就模擬了拍照的聲音“喀喀喀喀”

snap 咔嚓聲，斷裂聲，斷開，咬，嚙合，拍照

來自荷蘭語或低地德語 snappen,咬，抓住，來自 West-Germanic*snu-,鼻子發(fā)出的呼哧聲，用力抓或咬時的喘氣聲，詞源同 snack,snatch.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

snap: snap: see snack
snap (n.): late 15c., "quick, sudden bite or cut," from Dutch or Low German snappen "to snap," probably related to Middle Low German or Middle Dutch snavel "bill, beak," from West Germanic *snu-, an imitative root forming words having to do with the nose (see snout).

As an adjective from 1790. Commonly used to indicate instantaneous action, as in snap judgment (1841). Sense of "quick movement" is first recorded 1630s; that of "something easily done" is 1877. Meaning "brief or sudden spell" of weather (usually cold) is from 1740. Meaning "catch or fastener that closes with a snapping sound" is from 1815. The card game name is attested from 1881, from a call used in the game. Meaning "a snap-shot" is from 1894. U.S. football sense is from 1912, earlier snap-back (1880), which also was a name for the center position. Snap, Crackle and Pop, cartoon characters associated with Kellogg breakfast cereal Rice Krispies, are from 1940.
snap (v.): 1520s, of animals, "to make a quick bite," from snap (n.). Meaning "to break suddenly or sharply" is first recorded c. 1600; the mental sense is from 1970s. Meaning "come into place with a snap" is from 1793. Meaning "take a photograph" is from 1890. U.S. football sense first recorded 1887. Related: Snapped; snapping. To snap the fingers is from 1670s. Phrase snap out of it recorded by 1907. Snapping turtle is attested from 1784. Snap-brim (adj.) in reference to a type of hat is from 1928.

1. Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.: 這時候，我的心里像有個東西突然繃斷了——我再也忍受不了啦。

2. 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極的情緒。

3. I could obtain with the snap of my fingers anything I chose.: 我不費(fèi)吹灰之力就可以得到我看中的任何東西。

4. I think this is too important for a snap decision.: 我認(rèn)為，這件事非常重要，不能倉促作決定。

5. I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.: 對不起，凱西，我不是有意要跟你兇的。