zap

英 [zæp]

美 [zæp]

v. (突然而猛烈地)毁坏，杀死，打击; 很快地做; 迅速做; (用遥控器)快速变换频道

现在分词：zapping　过去分词：zapped　过去式：zapped　第三人称单数：zaps　

Collins.1 / BNC.22139 / COCA.14561

牛津词典

verb

（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。
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。
（用遥控器）快速变换频道
to use the remote control to change television channels quickly
（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。

VERB （用枪或在电脑游戏中等）杀死，摧毁，击中
Tozapsomeone 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
VERB （用遥控器）变换（频道），换（台）
If youzapchannels 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。
删除，从屏幕上清除（计算机文件）
Tozapsomething such as a computer file or document means to to delete it from the computer memory or to clear it from the screen.

noun

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

verb

cook or heat in a microwave oven
1. You can microwave the leftovers
Synonym:microwavemicro-cooknuke
strike at with firepower or bombs
1. zap the enemy
Synonym:nukeatomizeatomise
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
strike suddenly and with force
1. This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes