zoom

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they zoom
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he / she / it zooms
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past simple zoomed
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past participle zoomed
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-ing form zooming
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to move or go somewhere very fast快速移动;迅速前往 synonym rush, whizz
    • Traffic zoomed past us.车辆从我们身边疾驰而过。🔊🔊
    • For five weeks they zoomed around Europe.他们在欧洲各国马不停蹄地奔波了五个星期。🔊🔊
    • She spends her time zooming around the country.她花时间在全国各地旅行。
  2. [intransitive] zoom (up) (to…) (informal) (of prices, costs, etc.价格、费用等) to increase a lot quickly and suddenly急剧增长;猛涨
    • House prices have zoomed up this year.今年房屋价格飞涨。🔊🔊
    • Shares zoomed from 1567p to 1700p.股价从1567便士放大至1700便士。
  3. Word Originlate 19th cent.: imitative.

zoom

noun
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  1. (also zoom lens)
    [countable] 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变焦镜头
    • a zoom shot用变焦距镜头拍的照片
  2. [singular] the sound of a vehicle moving very fast(车辆等)疾驰的声音
  3. Word Originlate 19th cent.: imitative.