zap

verb

1. （突然而猛烈地）毁坏，杀死，打击
   to destroy, kill or hit sb/sth suddenly and with force
   1. The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game) .
      怪兽被飞碟杀死了。
   2. It's vital to zap stress fast.
      快速消除压力非常重要。
   3. He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with 1 000 volts.
      他像受到1 000伏的电击似的猛跳起来。
2. 很快地做；迅速做
   to do sth very fast
   1. I'm zapping through (= reading very fast) some modern novels at the moment.
      我现在正在浏览一些现代小说。
3. （用遥控器）快速变换频道
   to use the remote control to change television channels quickly
4. （使沿某方向）快速移动
   to move, or make sb/sth move, very fast in the direction mentioned
   1. The racing cars zapped past us.
      赛车从我们身边飞驰而过。

1. VERB （用枪或在电脑游戏中等）杀死，摧毁，击中
   To zap someone or something means to kill, destroy, or hit them, for example with a gun or in a computer game.
   1. A guard zapped him with the stun gun.
      一名警卫用眩晕枪击中了他。
   2. ...throat spray, which absolutely zaps any remnant of my sore throat.
      彻底消除我喉咙肿痛的咽喉喷雾剂
2. VERB （用遥控器）变换（频道），换（台）
   If you zap channels while watching television, you change channels using the remote control.
   1. Men like to zap the TV channels, something that can drive certain women berserk.
      男人喜欢不停地换台，这会让一些女人抓狂。
3. 删除，从屏幕上清除（计算机文件）
   To zap something such as a computer file or document means to to delete it from the computer memory or to clear it from the screen.

1. A guard zapped him with the stun gun.
   一名警卫用眩晕枪击中了他。
2. Men like to zap the TV channels, something that can drive certain women berserk.
   男人喜欢不停地换台，这会让一些女人抓狂。
3. Zap! You're sterile.
   砰！你这断子绝孙的！
4. On Thursday, Turkey carried out air strikes on13 suspected PKK targets in the Zap region of northern Iraq.
   星期四，土耳其向伊拉克北部扎普地区13处被怀疑是库尔德工人党的目标发动空袭。
5. Then they were hooked up to some electrodes, and given a quick zap.
   然后实验人员把电极接到他们身上，并给他们施加一次快速的电击。
6. You may find a variety of arcane programs and helper apps lurking inside ( such as the mysterious iTunesHelper), but again& search before you zap an unknown program.
   这下你可能会找到好些埋伏在这里的神秘项目和帮助应用（例如“神秘的”iTunes帮助），但是同样的&删除之前上网搜搜那些你不知道功能的程序。
7. No! This is a drum. I want a duck. Zap!
   不！这是一面鼓。我要的是鸭子。嗖！
8. Zap! Oh, no! I have mud all over me. I need a bath.
   嗖！哦，不！我溅了自己一身泥。我要洗个澡。
9. I can make a garden in the tub. Zap! I did it! And I smell so sweet.
   我可以在浴池里变一座花园。嗖！我成功了！闻起来香极了。
10. You have to zap the invading spaceships to get points.
    你必须使用电磁枪炮干掉入侵的太空船才能得分。
11. I just meant to zap him a little.
    我仅仅想警告他一下。
12. And this is a bug. Zap!
    这是一只虫子。嗖！
13. We're really going to zap the competition with this new product, guys!
    我们的这一新产品真的会消灭竞争，弟兄们！
14. JB: Unlike eels, which zap their prey with electricity, weakly electric fish use electricity to navigate and locate objects& and other fish.
    JB：和用电捕获猎物的鳗鱼不同，弱电鱼利用电来导航和确定物体位置&以及其他鱼的位置。
15. You lead the audience down the garden path ( the setup) and then& zap!
    你领着观众走在花园里的小道上（设置），然后&嘣！
16. Mobile phones could easily zap cash to each other, when friends want to split a restaurant bill or repay a small debt.
    当朋友们要分摊餐费或者偿还小额债务时，使用手机可以轻而易举地快速转账。
17. I saw this nutty old woman and zap!
    我亲眼看见那个怪女人挥动这根棍子！
18. That's got a little zap to it, doesn't it?
    那还有点小口子，不是吗？
19. Waiting too long can zap energy, and can lead to overeating later.
    等待太久会影响精力，导致之后的过量饮食。
20. Zap! Let's go home now, little turtle!
    嗖！我们回家吧，小乌龟！
21. Then I'll zap her again and bring her back.
    接着我会再次电击让她活过来。
22. In one woman, for example, a zap to a brain region called the angular gyrus resulted in a sensation that she was hanging from the ceiling, looking down at her body.
    例如，对于那名女性而言，将意识传送给大脑区域称作角度脑回，最终产生一种感觉，使她感到自己吊在天花板上，看着自己的身体。
23. That in itself need not zap commodity demand.
    这本身未必会打击大宗商品需求。
24. Cut off from the consequences of their actions, senior executives, glued to a screen in the safety of a corner office, will feel freer to zap capital expenditure, close factories and sack workers.
    高管们高高在上，与自己行为的后果隔绝，安全地躲在某个角落办公室，黏在屏幕前，会感到更加无拘无束，动辄缩减资本支出、关闭工厂以及解雇工人。
25. South Koreans frequently watch video clips and programs online, where they can zap out the ads.
    韩国人经常在网上观看视频和节目，这样他们就可以抛开广告。
26. I can write the presentation in Hawall and zap it to you.
    我可以在夏威夷做好简报资料，传给你。
27. There are only two models of electric cars in mass production today, namely the REVA and the ZAP Xebra.
    只有两种模型在大批量生产电动车的今天，即REVAXebra和攻击。
28. Have I got time to zap into town and do some shopping before we have to catch the train?
    我们赶火车之前我有时间赶到闹市区买些东西吗？
29. To zap an alien with a ray gun.
    用激光枪射击外星人。

noun

1. a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
   1. they gave it another zap of radiation

verb

1. cook or heat in a microwave oven
   1. You can microwave the leftovers

   Synonym:    microwavemicro-cooknuke

2. strike at with firepower or bombs
   1. zap the enemy

   Synonym:    nukeatomizeatomise

3. kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
   1. in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens

   Synonym:    vaporize

4. strike suddenly and with force
   1. This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes