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4 one of the parts that the earth’s surface is divided into by imaginary lines that are parallel to the EQUATOR ( Wi ftl # itft-ftfM ) : the

northern/southern temperate zone jt /

■ verb [VN] [usually passive] 1 ~ sth (for sth) to keep an area

of land to be used for a particular purpose # • • • $J ft: # ^[X.JfiSc; te aE • • • M ffl it M K ^: The town centre was

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! K₀ 2 to divide an area of land into smaller areas

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I just zoned out for a moment. l£RijBilr ft-*ftft₀' zoned /zaund; NAmE zound/ adj. 1 divided into areas designed for a particular use $j ) [X.^W:

zoned housing land 2 (also .zoned

'out) (both NAmE, informal) not behaving or thinking normally because of the effects of a drug such as marijuana or alcohol,'( &ft #p^r£^tM^ftft M )

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zonked /ZDqkt; NAmE zaiqkt/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (out) {slang) extremely tired or suffering from the effects of alcohol or drugs JR J$ M; ® & $£ fj

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zoo /zu:/ noun {pi. zoos) (also formal .zoological 'garden(s)) a place where many kinds of wild animals are kept for the public to see and where they are studied, bred and protected ^j$j@] zoo-keep er /'zu:ki:pa(r)/ noun a person who works in a zoo, taking care of the animals zoo logical /,zau9'lDd3ikl; .zuia'l-; NAmE ,zou0'la:d3-/ adj. connected with the science of zoology .zoological 'garden noun (also .zoological gardens [pi.]) {formal) = zoo

zo-olo-gist /zau'Dl0d3ist; zu'nl-; NAmE zou'ail-/ noun a scientist who studies zoology zo-ology /zau'Dl0d3i; zu'nl-; NAmE zou'ail-/ noun [u] the scientific study of animals and their behaviour ifo % ^ — compare biology(I), botany zoom /zu:m/ verb, noun

■ verb 1 [V +adv./prep.] to move or go somewhere very

fast ft il f£ 4ft; ifiii fj U. H771 rush, whizz _: Traffic zoomed past us. ft fjW] fk j| \ # ft M ft „ o For five weeks they zoomed around Europe. ft A

ft £$ilk ft iffc 7 E A M !ftj , 2 [V] ~ (up) (to ...) (of prices, costs, etc. {ft {£, ft ft] #) to increase a lot quickly and suddenly f£. $ij fg A; ft!: House prices have zoomed up this year. M {ft IS (< if<. ₀ lilMiTO , zoom ' in/' out

(of a camera MiftjlgSc M \% l/l) to show the object that is being photographed from closer/further away, with the use of a zoom lens (

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mnoun 1 [C] = zoom lens: a zoom shot MM it 2 [sing.] the sound of a vehicle moving very fast

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'zoom lens (also zoom) noun 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 — picture o camera

zoot suit /'zu:t suit; BrE also sju.it/ noun a man’s suit with wide trousers/pants and a long loose jacket with wide shoulders that was popular in the 1940s

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zorb-ing /'zoibiq; NAmE 'zoirb-/ noun [U] a sport in which sb is put inside a large transparent plastic ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills AJ$ft4ft

Zoro ast rian ism /.zDrau'aestrianizam; NAmE .zoirou-/ noun [U] a religion started in ancient Persia by Zoroaster, that teaches that there is one God and a continuing struggle in the world between forces of light and dark m&WffiWM, fftAfU & f AftWr,

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|bJ M 7% fa 4 #• ) ► Zoro-ast-rian noun, adj. — see also Parsee

zucchini /zu'kiini/ noun {pi. zuc-chini or zuc-chi-nis) {NAmE) - COURGETTE

zug-zwang /'ZAgzwaeq; 'zuig-/ noun [U] (from German) (in chess H [ft % Jfi) a situation in which a player is forced to move a piece into a bad position, especially one from which the piece will be lost I£lft

Zulu /'zuilui/ noun 1 [C] a member of a race of black people who live in South Africa |JL # A ( lift 4 p A Ift' ffli ) 2 [U] the language spoken by Zulus and many other black South Africans ► Zulu adj.

Zuni /'zuini/ noun {pi. Zuni or Zunis) a member of a Native American people many of whom live in western New Mexico ft ft A ( A M ± %. ft ^ ft ft 1M ft

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zwie back /'zwiibaek/ noun [U] {NAmE, from German) slices of sweet bread that are cooked again until they are dry and hard

zy-deco /'zaidikau; NAmE -kou/ noun [U] a type of dance music, originally played by black Americans in Louisiana AM Ml ( * ft * IWlllf ft M3£A ),

zy-gote /'zaigaut; NAmE -gout/ noun {biology ft) a single cell that develops into a person or animal, formed by the joining together of a male and a female gamete (= a cell that is provided by each parent) ; ft f

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