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Snappy has a few friendly, energetic meanings. It can describe speech or a decision that is quick and short, without wasting time — a 'snappy answer' or 'make it snappy' (hurry up). It can describe clothes that look sharp, stylish, and put-together — a 'snappy dresser.' And it can describe someone in a bad mood who speaks in a sudden, sharp, way — 'don't get snappy with me.'
俐落明快的;(穿著)時髦的;(口氣)不耐煩、易怒的
組成Snap + -y (having the quality of a snap — quick and sudden).
同家族的字
- snapthe base word for a sudden, quick action or sound
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
snappyadj/ˈsnæpi/
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informalRapid and without delay.
- a snappy response
- Make it snappy!
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informalIrritable.
- You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?
- She, Ellen, was sorry she had spoken so sharp-like to the girl, but after all it wasn’t wonderful that she had been snappy.
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informalTidy; well-dressed; sharp.
- Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.
- The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!
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Chilly, brisk, sharp.
- snappy weather; snappy pace; snappy rejoinder
- The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].
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Tending to snap or bite.
- a snappy dog
- These spring-loaded seats are a bit harder and very snappy when you get off them.
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Clever, catchy.
- a snappy motto
- I should warn the busy reader, however, that the after-dinner mint of Felix Finch is merely the aperitif of my own peripatetic tribulations. The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish, if you will. Now that is a snappy title.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。