Word · Frequency #11707
zooms
变焦；缩放
zooms is the plural of zoom.
The act of making an image appear closer or larger using a camera lens or digital technology
- 1.
A humming noise from something moving very fast.
快速移动物体发出的嗡嗡声。
- 2.
A video teleconferencing call.
- 3.
A videoconference using Zoom.
使用Zoom进行的视频会议。
- 4.
A quick ascent.
快速上升。
- 5.
A big increase.
大幅增加。
- 6.
An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.
通过改变镜头焦距或数字方式放大视图。
视频会议；Zoom视频通话；激增；猛涨；嗡嗡声；呼啸声；急速上升；陡升；快速移动物体发出的嗡嗡声。
In use
You can use the zoom on your phone to read the small print on the ticket.
The camera's powerful zoom makes distant objects seem much closer.
Before taking the photo, she checked the zoom and adjusted it carefully.
the zoom of [noun]
The zoom of the engine could be heard from afar.
远处就能听到引擎的嗡嗡声。
[adjective] zoom
This camera has a powerful optical zoom.
这款相机具有强大的光学变焦功能。
a zoom in [noun]
zoom 作名词表示急剧上升时，常与 in 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- optical zoom
- 光学变焦
- Optical zoom gives a much clearer image than digital zoom.光学变焦比数码变焦拍出的图像清晰得多。
- digital zoom
- 数码变焦
- Digital zoom often reduces the quality of the photo.数码变焦往往会降低照片的质量。
- zoom lens
- 变焦镜头
- This phone has a 5x zoom lens.这款手机有一个5倍变焦镜头。
- zoom level
- 缩放级别
- You can change the zoom level on the map.你可以改变地图上的缩放级别。
- a zoom call
- 一次视频会议
- I have a zoom call with my client at three.我三点和客户有一个视频会议。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“zoom”读起来像“祖姆”，模拟物体飞速掠过的嗡嗡声；镜头拉近时画面也像“嗖”地冲过来，记住这种快速感。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：video conferencing、photography and videography、descriptive writing about fast movement、financial/business news about increases 名词 zoom 在不同语境中语域差别较大：表示镜头变焦或快速移动的嗡嗡声时比较中性/技术性，多用于摄影或描述性文字；表示视频会议时通常与 Zoom 软件相关，多见于日常口语；表示快速增长时常见于新闻报道或非正式用语。实际使用需根据具体语境判断，不宜一概而论。
Grammar Note
常作单数，与the连用，如the zoom of a camera。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with zoom (/zuːm/): room, broom, boom, doom, gloom, and loom all end with the same /uːm/ sound. Do not confuse the -oom spelling with lookalikes that sound different: zoo (/zuː/) and zone (/zəʊn/) do not rhyme with zoom.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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