zoom

verb

/zuːm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they zoom	/zuːm/ /zuːm/
he / she / it zooms	/zuːmz/ /zuːmz/
past simple zoomed	/zuːmd/ /zuːmd/
past participle zoomed	/zuːmd/ /zuːmd/
-ing form zooming	/ˈzuːmɪŋ/ /ˈzuːmɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to move or go somewhere very fast快速移动；迅速前往 synonym rush, whizz
- Traffic zoomed past us.车辆从我们身边疾驰而过。
- For five weeks they zoomed around Europe.他们在欧洲各国马不停蹄地奔波了五个星期。
- She spends her time zooming around the country.她花时间在全国各地奔波。
[intransitive] zoom (up) (to…) (informal) (of prices, costs, etc.价格、费用等) to increase a lot quickly and suddenly急剧增长；猛涨
- House prices have zoomed up this year.今年房屋价格飞涨。
- Shares zoomed from 1567p to 1700p.股价从1567便士飙升至1700便士。

词源late 19th cent.: imitative.

noun

/zuːm/

(also zoom lens)
[countable] a camera lens that you use to make the thing that you are photographing appear nearer to you or further away from you than it really is变焦镜头
- a zoom shot用变焦距镜头拍的照片
[singular] the sound of a vehicle moving very fast（车辆等）疾驰的声音
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词源late 19th cent.: imitative.