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ldoce_308_asnap1 /snæp/ ●●● W3 verb (snapped, snapping)  1  break 折断 [intransitive, transitive]BREAK to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make something do this （使）啪的一声折断 [断开]；使啪嗒作响 A twig snapped under my feet. 一根细枝在我脚下嚓一声断开了。 The wind snapped branches and power lines. 大风刮断了树枝和输电线。snap (something) off (something) I snapped the ends off the beans and dropped them into a bowl. 我把菜豆掐掉两头，扔进碗里。snap (something) in two/in half (=break into two pieces) 把（某物）折成两半 The teacher snapped the chalk in two and gave me a piece. 老师把粉笔折成两段，给了我一段。► see thesaurus at break →5  See picture of snap your fingers:打响指 →4  See picture of 见图 BREAK 1 →5 see picture at 见图 break12  move into position 移入位置 [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]XX to move into a particular position suddenly, making a short sharp noise, or to make something move like this （使）突然啪地移动〔至某位置〕snap together/back etc The pieces just snap together like this. 两个部件就像这样啪嗒一声合起来。 The policeman snapped the handcuffs around her wrist. 警察用手铐啪的一声铐住她的手腕。snap (something) open/shut She snapped her briefcase shut. 她啪嗒一声合上公文包。3  say STH angrily 怒气冲冲地说 [intransitive, transitive]ANGRY to say something quickly in an angry way 厉声说（话），怒气冲冲地说（话） ‘What do you want?’ Mike snapped. “你想干什么？”迈克厉声说道。snap at He snapped at Walter for no reason. 他无缘无故地斥责了沃尔特一顿。4  become angry/anxious etc 变得生气/焦虑等 [intransitive]CONTROL# to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, or other feelings in a difficult situation 〔精神等〕突然崩溃，突然失去自制力 The stress began to get to her, and one morning she just snapped. 她开始受不了这样的压力，一天早晨突然就崩溃了。 Something inside him snapped, and he hit her. 他一下子火起来，动手打了她。5  animal 动物 [intransitive]BITE if an animal such as a dog snaps, it tries to bite you 〔狗等〕咬，噬snap at The dog started snapping at my heels. 这条狗开始咬我的鞋跟。6  photograph 摄影 [intransitive, transitive] informalTCPPICTURE to take a photograph 给…拍照，拍摄〔照片〕 Dave snapped a picture of me and Sonia. 戴夫给我和索尼娅拍了一张照片。7. snap your fingers HBHATTENTIONto make a short sharp noise by moving one of your fingers quickly against your thumb, for example in order to get someone’s attention or to mark the beat of music 打响指8  snap to it spokenHURRY used to tell someone to hurry and do something immediately 赶快，快干〔用于催促别人〕 Come on, snap to it – get that room cleaned up! 来，快点，把那个房间打扫干净！9  stop 停止 [transitive] American English to end a series of events – used especially in newspapers 结束，停止〔一系列事件，尤用于报纸上〕 The Rockets snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating Portland. 火箭队击败波特兰队，结束了连输七场的霉运。10. snap to attention PMAif soldiers snap to attention, they suddenly stand very straight 〔士兵们〕猛地立正11 snap on/off phrasal verb SWITCH ON OR OFFto switch something on or off, or to switch on or off 开/关〔某物〕 A light snapped on in one of the huts. 其中有一间小屋的灯亮了。snap something ↔ on/off Kathy snapped off the light. 凯西把灯关掉。12 snap out of something phrasal verb CONTROLto stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better 打起精神，振作起来 Chantal’s been depressed for days. I wish she’d snap out of it. 尚塔尔情绪低落好几天了，我希望她能够振作起来。13 snap somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb a) BUYto buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap 〔尤因十分便宜〕把…赶快买下，抢购 People were snapping up bargains. 人们在抢购便宜货。b) CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto eagerly take an opportunity to have someone as part of your company, team etc 急于聘请〔某人〕 Owen was snapped up by Liverpool before he’d even left school. 欧文还没有离开学校就被利物浦队抢去了。 → snap-on→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

snap• "Can't you see I'm eating?" Mattie snapped.• When he hit me across the face, I just snapped.• As the pounding got louder and louder, suddenly Christine snapped.• Her twig-thin legs seemed fit to snap.• Charlotte's patience suddenly snapped.• Cheaper versions are made of metal that could rust and snap.• Mel snapped a picture with his pocket camera.• The Rockets finally snapped a seven-game losing streak by defeating Portland.• Melanie Smithson, who is accused of murdering her husband, has claimed that she snapped after years of violence and abuse.• Leroy finally snapped and attacked his tormentors.• The nurse snapped her fingers, and they sprang into motion.• He accidentally snapped his putter in half during one tournament.• As soon as the ball was snapped, I took off after them.• Power lines snapped in the high winds.• One hundred feet up it snapped into full canopy.• The tip of the Christmas tree snapped off when it fell.• Sliding them on to the desk, she snapped open her briefcase and took out her calculator.• High winds snapped power lines in the city, leaving more than 9000 people without power.• The cops snapped the handcuffs back onto the prisoner.• But the actors snap the movie back to life with sharply observed emotion.• And then holding the cigarette in front of his face he snapped the tip like some breaker of bread.• He hit a rock and snapped the truck's axle.• A twig snapped under his foot.• One of the strings on my guitar snapped when I was tuning it.snap (something) off (something)• Bernice took a few moments break from her search to reach up and snap it off.• Suddenly the top of the cage snapped clean off.• Would the wind snap the roof off?• Then snap punch off the front fist into the opponent's face.• He hit a low, snap duck-hook off the tee, which I have very seldom ever seen him do.• The gusts are becoming malevolent, snapping the heads off the waves like daisies.• There's no need to snap my head off this early in the morning.snap (something) open/shut• He took his gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open.• Goldie, replete, snaps her eyes shut and is soon snoring.• Cocking her head, she snapped the fan shut and pointed it at him.• A police officer grabbed the phone, snapped it shut and searched Mauss.• Once, in a moment of despair, he snapped his Bible shut and squashed them to a paste.• With a small exclamation she snapped the book shut, but before she could get to her feet Marc glanced up.• A couple of wires in his damaged wing snapped, dashing open the fabric.• There's not a huge level of power available-you can snap the throttle open without feeling intimidated.snap at• Sean came running around the corner of the house with a small dog snapping at his heels.• Pitino snapped at one reporter who approached him after the game.• Every time your puppy snaps at someone, give him a smack on the butt with a rolled up newspaper.• Ginger was snapping at their heels.Something ... snapped• And finally, something inside me snapped.• And the night of the murder something snapped.• Something snapped in him and he hit her.• I have no time for people who lose their temper with animals but something snapped in my mind then.• Then something snapped inside him; all the choked up hatred he had for Luke suddenly spewed out.• And then something snapped inside the little cook.

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snap2 noun  1  sound 声音 [singular]SOUNDBREAK a sudden loud sound, especially made by something breaking or closing 啪嗒一声〔尤指突然折断或关上某物发出的声音〕 He shut the book with a snap. 他啪的一声把书合上。2  photograph 照片 [countable] especially British English informalTCP a photograph taken quickly and often not very skilfully 快照〔通常技巧不高〕 SYN snapshot holiday snaps 假日留影3  be a snap American English informalEASY to be very easy to do 轻而易举 The test was a snap. 这次测验容易得很。4  clothing 衣服 [countable] American EnglishDCC a small metal fastener on clothes that works when you press its two parts together 揿扣，摁扣，子母扣 SYN British English press stud baby clothing with snaps 带揿扣的婴儿服 →5 see picture at 见图 button15  a snap of somebody’s fingers HBHa sudden sound made by quickly moving one of your fingers against your thumb 一声响指 At a snap of his owner’s fingers, the dog came running. 主人打了个响指，那狗就跑过来了。6. game 游戏 [uncountable]DGC a card game in which players put down one card after another and try to be the first to shout ‘Snap!’ when there are two cards that are the same “对儿”牌戏〔玩家轮流出牌，出现两张相同纸牌时要抢先叫 “对儿”〕 → cold snap

Examples from the Corpus

snap• She showed me a snapshot of her three children.• They're just snapshots, but some of them are really good.• Nick closed the lid with a snap.• Kirov chose another snap which he had taken at a pavement cafe in Tbilisi, bringing his final selection to four.• Did you take any snaps in Greece?• Despite the cold snap, a white Christmas was an unlikely prospect for most people.• Moreover, demand for heating oil did not meet expectations during the cold snaps over the last two months.• With the Jags, he cut the number down to 10 plays, to be run consecutively from the first snap.• The all important hip-consciousness of Manchester wholeheartedly jerked to the harsh snap of the Linn Drum.• Patrick was showing his holiday snaps to everyone in the office.• Everyone is enormously excited and Kate and Paul keep the Polaroid snap of the Mango.• Elvis Grbac took the snap, tucked his body into a tight C and dropped it into the end zone.snap3 adjective  1. snap judgment/decision SUDDENLYa judgment or decision made quickly, without careful thought or discussion 仓促的判断/匆忙的决定2. snap election British English an election that is announced suddenly and unexpectedly 突然宣布的大选，临时选举

Examples from the Corpus

snap• Snap decisions are not always the best decisions.• Warm frustration had turned cold rage, a snap freeze.• Usually she did not make snap judgements about people.• You make quick, almost snap, judgments.• The cat stance is an ideal stance from which to execute a front snap kick.• The jacket is in a smock style and has two zipped pockets and a snap neck closure.• The Hercules features a Windstopper lined snap neck, two zipped waist pockets and stylish embroidery on the back and front.• Throw a fast snap punch at the opponent's face.• Then snap punch off the front fist into the opponent's face.• Lean away as you do this to avoid getting hit in the face with a snap punch.

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snap4 interjection  1  British EnglishSAME used when you see two things that are exactly the same 真巧啊，一模一样〔发现两件相同物品时的惊叹语〕 Hey, snap! My hat’s the same as yours. 啊，太巧啦！ 我的帽子和你的一样。2. DGCsaid in the game of snap when two cards that are the same are put down “对儿”〔“对儿”牌戏中出现两张相同纸牌时喊出的话〕From Longman Business Dictionarysnapsnap /snæp/ verb (snapped, snapping) → snap up→ See Verb tableOrigin snap1 (1400-1500) Dutch Low German snappen

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sharp sudden with Corpus to noise, a Business break

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snap¹ W3 /snæp/ verb (past tense and past participle snapped, present participle snapping)1.  BREAK  [intransitive and transitive] to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make something do this:
    A twig snapped under my feet.
    The wind snapped branches and power lines.
    snap (something) off (something)
    I snapped the ends off the beans and dropped them into a bowl.
    snap (something) in two/in half (=break into two pieces)
    The teacher snapped the chalk in two and gave me a piece.
2.  MOVE INTO POSITION  [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move into a particular position suddenly, making a short sharp noise, or to make something move like this
    snap together/back etc
    The pieces just snap together like this.
    The policeman snapped the handcuffs around her wrist.
    snap (something) open/shut
    She snapped her briefcase shut.
3.  SAY SOMETHING ANGRILY  [intransitive and transitive] to say something quickly in an angry way:
    ‘What do you want?’ Mike snapped.
    snap at
    He snapped at Walter for no reason.
4.  BECOME ANGRY/ANXIOUS ETC  [intransitive] to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, or other feelings in a difficult situation:
    The stress began to get to her, and one morning she just snapped.
    Something inside him snapped, and he hit her.
5.  ANIMAL  [intransitive] if an animal such as a dog snaps, it tries to bite you
    snap at
    The dog started snapping at my heels.
6.  PHOTOGRAPH  [intransitive and transitive] informal to take a photograph:
    Dave snapped a picture of me and Sonia.
7. snap your fingers to make a short sharp noise by moving one of your fingers quickly against your thumb, for example in order to get someone’s attention or to mark the beat of music
8. snap to it spoken used to tell someone to hurry and do something immediately:
    Come on, snap to it – get that room cleaned up__
9.  STOP  [transitive] American English to end a series of events – used especially in newspapers:
    The Rockets snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating Portland.
10. snap to attention if soldiers snap to attention, they suddenly stand very straight
⇨ snap-on
     

THESAURUS

■ to break something
   ▪ break verb [transitive] to damage something and make it separate into pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it: Careful you don’t break the chair. | He broke his leg.
   ▪ smash verb [transitive] to break something with a lot of force: A policeman smashed his camera.
   ▪ snap verb [transitive] to break something into two pieces, making a loud noise – used especially about long thin objects: He snapped the sticks in two.
   ▪ split verb [transitive] to separate something into two pieces along a straight line: Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half.
   ▪ fracture verb [transitive] to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface: I fell over and fractured my wrist.
   ▪ tear /teə $ ter/ verb [transitive] to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces: She tore up the letter and put it in the bin. | I tore my jacket.
     
snap on/off phrasal verb
  to switch something on or off, or to switch on or off:
    A light snapped on in one of the huts.
    snap something ↔ on/off
    Kathy snapped off the light.
snap out of something phrasal verb
  to stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better:
    Chantal’s been depressed for days. I wish she’d snap out of it.
snap somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
  1. to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap:
    People were snapping up bargains.
  2. to eagerly take an opportunity to have someone as part of your company, team etc:
    Owen was snapped up by Liverpool before he’d even left school.

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snap² noun
1.  SOUND  [singular] a sudden loud sound, especially made by something breaking or closing:
    He shut the book with a snap.
2.  PHOTOGRAPH  [countable] especially British English informal a photograph taken quickly and often not very skilfully
   SYN  snapshot:
    holiday snaps
3. be a snap American English informal to be very easy to do:
    The test was a snap.
4.  CLOTHING  [countable] American English a small metal fastener on clothes that works when you press its two parts together:
    baby clothing with snaps
5. a snap of sb’s fingers a sudden sound made by quickly moving one of your fingers against your thumb:
    At a snap of his owner’s fingers, the dog came running.
6.  GAME  [uncountable] a card game in which players put down one card after another and try to be the first to shout ‘Snap__’ when there are two cards that are the same
⇨ cold snap
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ photograph a picture taken using a camera: Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the museum. | our wedding photographs
   ▪ photo informal a photograph: a way of displaying your digital photos | Do you want me to take your photo?
   ▪ picture a photograph of someone or something: I saw her picture in the paper the other day. | This is a really good picture of Sarah. | Can I take your picture?
   ▪ snap British English informal, snapshot especially American English a photograph that you take quickly and without thinking carefully about how it will look, for example when you are on holiday: Patrick showed me his holiday snaps. | She showed me a snapshot of her three children.
   ▪ shot informal a photograph – used especially by people who often take photographs: I got some great shots of Mount Fuji. | It's a lovely shot.
   ▪ print a photograph that has been printed on photographic paper: a set of 4 by 6 inch prints

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snap³ adjective
1. snap judgment/decision a judgment or decision made quickly, without careful thought or discussion
2. snap election British English an election that is announced suddenly and unexpectedly

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snap⁴ interjection
1. British English used when you see two things that are exactly the same:
    Hey, snap! My hat’s the same as yours.
2. said in the game of snap when two cards that are the same are put down