zing
zing — 名詞
1. a lively, upbeat character that gives something extra energy and appeal, making
活力；趣味
讓事物充滿能量與吸引力的特質
a lively, upbeat character that gives something extra energy and appeal, making it feel fresh or exciting
The bright decorations added some zing to the party hall.
明亮的裝飾為派對大廳增添了一些活力。
collocation: 'add zing'
This sauce has a real zing to it — I love the lemon aftertaste.
這個醬料吃起來很有勁——我喜歡它的檸檬餘味。
collocation: 'have zing' / 'zing to it'
Minh's presentation lacked zing until she added some real-life stories.
Minh 的簡報一開始缺乏趣味，直到她加入了一些真實故事。
The new coach brought zing and confidence back to the team.
新任總教練為球隊帶回了活力和信心。
文法句型
zing (noun) — uncountable; often used as 'add zing' or 'lack zing'
用法筆記
Uncountable; frequently appears in informal contexts with verbs like 'add', 'bring', 'lack', or 'have'.
常見錯誤
2. a short, high-pitched sound produced by something moving through the air very qu
尖鳴聲
物體快速移動時發出的高音聲響
a short, high-pitched sound produced by something moving through the air very quickly
I heard the zing of a bullet as it flew past the wall.
我聽到一顆子彈飛過牆邊時發出尖銳的咻聲。
pattern: 'the zing of [something]'
The arrow left the bow with a sharp zing.
箭離弦時發出一聲尖銳的咻響。
Greta heard the zing of a pebble as it bounced off the metal fence.
Greta 聽到一顆小石子彈到金屬欄杆上，發出咻的一聲。
The zing of the rope snapping made everyone jump.
繩子斷裂時發出的咻聲讓每個人都嚇了一跳。
文法句型
the zing of [something]
用法筆記
Often used with 'of' to specify the source of the sound. The word itself is onomatopoeic, imitating the sound.
zing — 動詞
- zingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- zingshe / she / it
- zingedpast simple
- zinging-ing form
1. to travel at high speed, or to cause something to travel at high speed, often pr
快速移動
高速移動或使某物高速移動
to travel at high speed, or to cause something to travel at high speed, often producing a sharp whistling noise
A little sports car zinged past us on the highway.
一輛小跑車在高速公路上咻的一聲從我們旁邊呼嘯而過。
collocation: 'zing past'
The tennis ball zinged over the net and hit the back wall.
網球咻的一聲飛過球網，撞上了後面的牆壁。
Hao zinged the ball straight into the goal from midfield.
Hao 在中場將球猛地踢進球門。
Arrows zinged through the air during the archery competition.
在射箭比賽中，箭矢咻咻地劃過空中。
文法句型
zing + adverb/preposition (intransitive)
zing + object + adverb/preposition (transitive)
用法筆記
Intransitive use is more common ('the car zinged past'). Transitive use ('he zinged the ball') assumes the reader knows the sound effect.
2. to make sharp, pointed criticisms of someone, often in a clever or witty way
批判；抨擊
尖銳或以機智方式批評
to make sharp, pointed criticisms of someone, often in a clever or witty way
The journalist zinged the mayor for his broken campaign promises.
那位記者猛烈抨擊市長，批評他競選承諾跳票。
pattern: 'zing [sb] for [sth]'
Karim's teammates zinged him for missing the easiest shot of the game.
Karim 的隊友因為他錯失了全場最簡單的進球機會而狂虧他一番。
Emily zinged her opponent with a witty remark during the town hall debate.
Emily 在市民大會的辯論中用一句機智的話堵住了對手的嘴。
Critics zinged the director for the confusing plot in the new film.
影評人猛烈抨擊該導演，批評新片的劇情令人困惑。
- praise
expressing approval rather than criticism
文法句型
zing + person (often for/as + reason)
zing + person + with + remark
用法筆記
The criticism is usually delivered in a short, punchy, and memorable way — closer to a 'dig' or 'barb' than a lengthy complaint.