Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #10485
zip
嗖嗖声
The high-pitched sound made by a small object moving rapidly through the air.
- 1.
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
小物体快速穿过空气时发出的尖锐声音
- 2.
A trip on a zipline.
滑索旅行
- 3.
Synonym of convolution (“a type of mapping function”).
卷积的同义词(“一种映射函数”)
- 4.
Synonym of zip zap zop
zip zap zop的同义词
滑索之旅；卷积（一种映射函数）；Zip Zap Zop（一种即兴游戏）；小物体快速穿过空气时发出的尖锐声音；滑索旅行
In use
The zip of the arrow was the only warning they had.
I heard the zip of a small stone as it shot past us.
Suddenly there was a loud zip from the window, and everyone looked up.
a zip
英国英语中常指拉链，美国英语多用zipper。
The zip on my coat is stuck.
我外套的拉链卡住了。
zip code
zip code 是美国邮政区码的常用说法。
What is your zip code?
你的邮政编码是多少？
full of zip
zip 作“活力”解时为不可数名词，常与full of连用。
The children are full of zip this morning.
孩子们今天早上充满活力。
Connections
Collocations
- the zip of a bullet
- 子弹的尖啸声
- I heard the zip of a bullet as it flew past my ear.我听到一颗子弹从我耳边飞过时的尖啸声。
- ride a zip line
- 坐滑索
- For the first time, she rode a zip line across the river.她第一次坐滑索过河。
- the zip function
- zip 函数
- The zip function in Python combines two lists into a list of pairs.Python 中的 zip 函数将两个列表合并成一个成对列表。
Pop culture & quotes
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, zip-a-dee-ay, my, oh my, what a wonderful day.
- 齐帕迪杜达，齐帕迪哎，天哪，多么美好的一天。From the Disney film 'Song of the South' (1946), this Oscar-winning song celebrates a perfect day.出自迪士尼电影《南方之歌》（1946），这首奥斯卡获奖歌曲赞美完美的一天。
- Zip it, Scott!
- 闭嘴，斯科特！Dr. Evil's impatient command to his son in 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' (1999).
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一颗子弹“咻”地飞过，zip 就是那声短促的风声；坐滑索（zipline）也是“咻”地滑过去。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sound effects、fiction writing、everyday speech 该词表示小而轻的物体快速移动时发出的尖细声响，语气比较中性，带有拟声色彩。这种用法比较常见于叙事描写、影视音效或日常口语中，通常较少出现在正式学术文体里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'zip' (/zɪp/), sharing the same final vowel and consonant. Be careful not to confuse them with 'zap' (/zæp/), which looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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