单词 | zing |
释义 | Related topics: Tasteszing1 /zɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] informal CTENERGETICthe quality of being full of energy or taste 精力,活力;味道 Lemon juice adds zing to drinks. 柠檬汁能给饮料提味。 —zingy adjectiveExamples from the Corpuszing• His fewer statements lack that old zing.• A second zing sailed out into the water.• A little chili pepper will add some zing to the sauce.• The tennis racquet bounced off her tender bum with all the zing of a good forehand drive.• That drive for commonality took the zing out of the creative process and seriously dampened the competition of ideas.zing2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informalFAST/QUICK to move quickly, making a whistling noise 呼啸掠过 SYN whistlezing past/off He could hear the bullets zinging past his head. 他听到子弹嗖嗖地从他脑袋边飞过。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuszing• We watch the insects in the headlights zinging back and forth without apparent logic.Origin zing1 (1900-2000) From the sound of something moving very quicklyzing1 nounzing2 verbChinese taste quality energy of of Corpus or full the being |
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