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zing

/zing/US // zɪŋ //UK // (zɪŋ) //

叮,叮咛

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : vitality, animation, or zest.
    • : a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing.
    • : a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to move or proceed with a sharp singing or whining noise: The cars zinged down the highway.
    • : to move or proceed with speed or vitality; zip.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to move with or as with a sharp, singing or whining noise: The pitcher zinged a slider right over the plate.
    • : Slang. to blame or criticize severely: City Hall always gets zinged when crime increases.

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Examples

  • It’s all about the patty’s neutral texture and saltiness, as complimented by the comforting blandness of half-melted American cheese, the sharp zing of pickles and mustard, and a swirl of ketchup.

  • Ginger’s enlivening zing counterbalances the watermelon’s sweetness and bridges it to the more savory cucumber, while torn mint leaves, tossed in at the end, add a fourth layer of cool freshness.

  • The cartoons zing, whirr, and reverberate harmonically, making each entry a sort of duet.

  • So if you are tempted to see the Salinger documentary or read the Salinger book—if you feel that zing—by all means, go ahead.

  • Coffee is a great pick-me-up on to put some zing in those long Monday mornings, can be served with or without milk and/or sugar.

  • Or maybe, just maybe, he will zing the president on a white-hot issue dominating every waking moment for, um, some voters.

  • The newly fired host took advantage of a Letterman appearance to zing Current TV while admitting he had used poor judgment.

  • This startling announcement was immediately followed by a chorus of male voices singing with hearty gusto, Zing-a-Zing!

  • Quiz′ziness, oddness; Quiz′zing, raillery; Quiz′zing-glass, a single eye-glass.

  • One minute she was jumpin' along amongst them gravestones like a hoptoad with wings, and then—Zing!

  • She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing!

  • The Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck.