S!k&S, 0 And that did
it. I snapped. MtZL 7,
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FASTEN CLOTHING *p » 7 [V, VN] (NAmE) to fasten a piece of
clothing with a snap S 7 Ff ft T , S
)
IM snap your 'fingers to make a sharp noise
by moving your second or third finger quickly against your thumb, to attract
sb’s attention, or to mark the beat of music, for example IXfllT* tl
B|hJ ) .snap out of it/sth | .snap sb out of
it/sth [no passive] (informal) to make an effort to
stop feeling unhappy or depressed; to help sb to stop feeling unhappy ( *gM$|£|7fi: You’ve
been depressed for weeks. It’s time you snapped out of it.
.snap to it
{informal) used, especially in
orders, to tell sb to start working harder or more quickly ( At
AiT \H ) /JPM §(j, 01&
—more at head n. ^:i;#A .snap sth—'out to say sth in a sharp
unpleasant way Iff ft ill : The sergeant snapped out an order, 7 ± W r T. 'bp 4" 0
.snap
sth—'up to
buy or obtain sth quickly because it is cheap or you want it very much jfrfkj; !J T: All
the best bargains were snapped up within hours. jjff
W ft
7„
o (figurative)
She’s
been snapped up by
m noun
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SHARP NOISE £ fjj r m 1 [C] a sudden sharp
noise, especially one made by sth closing or breaking ( Xfs
tfugr : She closed her purse with a snap. o the snap of
a twig
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PHOTOGRAPH M It 2 (also snap-shot) [C] a photograph,
especially one taken quickly ( X 3b 30 65 ) M Jt: holiday snaps $1 0 3085MJ+
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CARD GAME 3
Snap
[U]
a card game in which
players take turns to put
cards down and try to be the first to call out ‘snap’ when two similar cards
are put down together “2tJL”
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FASTENER 30T 4 (NAmE) = PRESS STUD
—
see also brandy snap, cold snap IT»I7il be a snap (NAmE, informal) to be very easy to do ) :
This
job’s a snap, ?£ A17MJ&7* 61 <,
*
adj. [only before noun] made or done quickly
and without
careful thought or
preparation ^rj ft 65; 'fcfjg (0: It was a snap decision. o They held a snap
election. Ml lira 7 „
*
exclamation 1 you say snap! in
the card game called ‘Snap’ when two cards that are the same are put down
(£ r*
informal) people say snap! to show
that they are surprised when two things are the same (-.23 7 W# 30 |W] $ $)ijf ) % Vj': Snap! I’ve just bought that CD
too! MEkFjT! ft&MmTMftjt&i
snap-dragon
/'snsepdraegan/
noun a small garden plant
with red, white, yellow or pink flowers that open and shut like a mouth when
squeezed n®Xtt,
tmmmi
snap per /'snaepa(r)/ noun 1 [C, U] a fish that
lives in warm seas and is used for food ngdi. ( #3031,
ll/*'7 377'A3 ft. ) 2 [C] (informal, BrE) a photographer, especially one who takes
pictures of famous people for newspapers and magazines ( 73a
T.3lx.$A£ ^ 30 M & K
) gm#
snappy /’snaepi/
adj. (snap-pier, snap-pi-est) 1 (of a remark, title,
etc. clever or amusing and
short
iff 4$ ftf; M M :
a snappy
slogan
65 .P ft 0 a
snappy answer ftf'M 65 0 ^ 2 [usually before noun] (informal) attractive and
fashionable ill Aff] 65: a snappy outfit ^^6573^ o She’s a snappy dresser, kfofi fAWo 3 (of people or their
behaviour As3t^ff$3) tending to speak to people in a bad-tempered, impatient
way MSI 65; 4 lively; quick MWL65; Ml
^
65: a snappy tune M $ 65 ® iH ► snap piiy
adv. ■ He summarized the speech snappily. #. A]-
i# M7 65 3&
Mo
o snappily
dressed AH A065 0 ‘What?’ she asked
snappily. “fh&?
” ^7®3Mife0]o snap-pi-ness noun [U] IfflBl .make it 'snappy
(informal) used to tell sb to do
sth quickly or to hurry ( j0T#15: ) ££M, ‘I&.& snap-shot /'snaepj'nt; NAmE-Jart/ noun 1 = snap n.(2): snapshots of
the children 7 Cl 65 M it o note at photograph
2 [usually sing.] a short description or a small amount of information that
gives you an idea of what sth is like fUth MM snare /snea(r); NAmE sner/ noun, verb b noun 1 a device used for
catching small animals and birds, especially one that holds their leg so that
they cannot escape ( )
IW, &W, ST S33
trap 2 (formal) a situation which
seems attractive but is unpleasant and difficult to escape from |5g |$; HI S; 1M 3 the metal
strings that are stretched across the bottom of a snare drum (
■
verb [VN] to catch sth, especially an animal,
in a snare
imm ( m&m. ST > WlU S33trap; tosnarea rabbit SST 0 (figurative) Her one thought was
to snare a rich husband,
SBTTfflSo
'snare drum noun a small drum with metal strings across one side that
make a continuous sound when the drum is hit Tft ( ) —picture o
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snarf /sna:f;
NAmE sna:rf/ verb [VN] (informal, especially NAmE) to eat or drink sth
very quickly or in a way that people think is greedy
( ) : The
kids snarfed up all the cookies. —
mimxm,
snarky
/'snaiki;
NAmE 'snairki/ adj. (NAmE, informal) criticizing sb in an
unkind way A fit if #J; iM $'J W. ^ : a snarky remark 'XM W M fi snarl /snail; NAmE snairl/ verb, noun m verb 1 [V] ~ (at sb/sth) (of
dogs, etc. $ 3?) to show the teeth and
make a deep angry noise in the throat $tfc T {& PJL: The dog snarled at
us. J6J ^ & HI f® r w| o
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~ (sth) (at sb) to speak in an angry or
bad-tempered
way Pfi b# # ;
T Ob: [V speech] ‘Get
out of here! ’
he snarled. uMff\ ” ItfeUflllo 0 [VN] She
snarled abuse at anyone who happened to walk past.
l^ih^A .snarl 'up | .snarl sth—'up 1 to involve sb/sth in
a situation that stops their movement or progress; to become involved in a
situation like this ffi.ll; %5|(^^;^ ): The accident snarled up
the traffic all day. & Ik * ft it £ M M T S- A 0
— related noun snarl-up 2 to become caught
or
twisted; to make sth do this ( {<£ ) H : The
sheets
kept getting snarled up. -*^£0
sr noun 1 [usually sing.] a deep sound that an animal makes
when it is angry and shows its teeth ( )
MTfS
PfL:
The dog bared its teeth in a snarl r PfLoM o 2 [usually sing.] an act of speaking
in an angry or bad-tempered way; the sound you make when you are angry, in
pain, etc. 'If ^ ) ;
nH r : a snarl of hate W VfLfi 3 = snarl-
up : rush-hour
traffic snarls M
il# Bf lb] 3c il'ffi M 4
(informal) something that has
become twisted in an untidy way She
used conditioner
to remove the snarls
from her hair. M 7
'snarl-up (also snarl) noun (BrE, informal) a situation in which
traffic is unable to move Ae/iffill EBC3 jam snatch /snaetX/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [usually -t-adv./prep.]
to take sth quickly and often rudely or roughly - SHgrab: [VN]
She managed to snatch the gun from his hand, ffa fifeTS^FielT tlo O Gordon snatched up
his jacket and left the room. fU 7^10]„ o [V] Hey,
you kids! Don’t all
snatch! ^70! ! 2 [VN]
to take sb/sth away from
a person or place, especially by force; to steal sth {faW B3B steal:
The raiders snatched $100 from the cash register. Ah HI M.
IOO tGo <> The baby was snatched
from its parents’ car. ® JUi M.65
^ ± ^ W o
[VN]
to take or get sth quickly, especially because you do not have much time M