zoom
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of aircraft, cars, etc) move very quickly, esp with a buzzing or humming noise (指飞行器、 汽车等)急速移动(尤指发出嗡嗡声或轰轰声)
zooming along the motorway 沿高速公路嗡的一声疾驶而去
The jet zoomed low over our heads. 喷气式飞机在我们头顶上空轰的一声低飞而过. =>Usage at whiz 用法见whiz.
2 [I, Ip] (fig infml 比喻, 口) (of prices, costs, etc) rise sharply; soar (指价格、 费用等)急升, 猛涨
Overnight trading caused share prices to zoom (up). 一夜的交投使股票价格直线上升.
3 (phr v) zoom in (on sb/sth)/out (of cameras) make the size of the object being photographed appear bigger/smaller by using a zoom lens (指照相机等)用变焦距镜头使景物放大[缩小]. zoom, n [sing]
sound or act of zooming (zoom1) (指飞行器或汽车等)急速的移动, 急速移动时发出的声音.
But it's true. I was the only person in my office who was invited. I've written to accept the invitation.
可这是真的。我们办公室只有我受到邀请。我已经写信表示接受邀请了。
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.