zigzag through/up sth
作不及物动词时,常与 through、up、across 等介词连用;过去式为 zigzagged,注意双写 g。
The narrow road zigzagged up the steep mountain.
这条窄路沿着陡峭的山坡呈之字形向上延伸。
之字形;锯齿形
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
之字形;锯齿形
an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
The narrow road zigzagged up the steep mountain.
这条窄路沿着陡峭的山坡呈之字形向上延伸。
以交替方向急转弯的线或路径。
A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
具有尖锐转折的角形
an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
这些急转弯之一。
One of these sharp turns.
The road up the mountain was a series of zigzags that made the drive slow.
上山的路是一连串的之字形弯道,让车开得很慢。
She drew a zigzag across the page to show the path of the lightning.
她在纸上画了一条锯齿线,表示闪电的路径。
The children followed the painted zigzag on the playground floor.
孩子们沿着操场上画的之字形线走。
作不及物动词时,常与 through、up、across 等介词连用;过去式为 zigzagged,注意双写 g。
The narrow road zigzagged up the steep mountain.
这条窄路沿着陡峭的山坡呈之字形向上延伸。
这里的 zigzag 是名词,in a zigzag 作方式状语,也可说 in zigzags。
The car went in a zigzag across the empty parking lot.
那辆汽车呈之字形穿过空旷的停车场。
作形容词定语时,直接放在 line、pattern、route 等名词前,表示“之字形的、锯齿形的”。
She wore a dress with a bold zigzag pattern.
她穿着一条带有醒目锯齿形图案的连衣裙。
Not this
The road is zigzaging through the mountains.
Use this
The road is zigzagging through the mountains.
以重读闭音节结尾且末尾只有单个辅音字母 g 的动词,加 -ing 时必须双写 g,所以正确形式是 zigzagging。
Not this
The snake zigzagged the grass.
Use this
The snake zigzagged through the grass.
zigzag 作动词表示“曲折行进”时是不及物动词,不能直接跟地点宾语;需要加 through/up/along 等介词再引出路径。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
之字形图案
The sweater has a colorful zigzag pattern.
这件毛衣有彩色的之字形图案。
折线;锯齿形线条
Draw a zigzag line across the paper.
在纸上画一条折线。
之字形道路
The zigzag road up the mountain was hard to drive.
上山的之字形道路很难开车。
蜿蜒穿过;曲折行进
The hikers zigzagged through the dense forest.
徒步者们蜿蜒穿过茂密的森林。
曲折横穿
The rabbit zigzagged across the field to escape the fox.
兔子曲折横穿田野以躲避狐狸。
曲折向下
The ski trail zigzags down the steep slope.
滑雪道沿着陡坡曲折向下。
在两个极端之间摇摆不定
The team's performance zigzagged between two extremes all season.
整个赛季,这支队伍的表现总是在两个极端之间摇摆不定。
在政治光谱上来回摇摆
The senator has zigzagged across the political spectrum to win votes.
这位参议员为了赢得选票,在政治光谱上来回摇摆。
曲折地达到(某个目标)
She took a zigzag route to the top of her profession.
她曲折地登上了职业的巅峰。
Use zigzag naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住两个z:像字母Z的折线,左右来回拐弯,就是zigzag(之字形)。
语域:neutral 常见场景:describing a route or path、describing movement or direction、in patterns and designs zigzag 通常用于描述路线、动作或图案,属于中性用词;在不同语境下作名词、动词、形容词或副词使用都比较自然。
拼写注意:zigzagged 和 zigzagging 中 g 双写。
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