Snap

(noun.) the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; 'he gave his fingers a snap'.

(noun.) a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; 'children can manage snaps better than buttons'.

(noun.) a sudden breaking.

(noun.) the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; 'servants appeared at the snap of his fingers'.

(noun.) a spell of cold weather; 'a cold snap in the middle of May'.

(verb.) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; 'The pipe snapped'.

(verb.) close with a snapping motion; 'The lock snapped shut'.

(verb.) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; 'The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer'; 'The guard snarled at us'.

(verb.) cause to make a snapping sound; 'snap your fingers'.

(verb.) put in play with a snap; 'snap a football'.

(verb.) bring the jaws together; 'he snapped indignantly'.

(verb.) move or strike with a noise; 'he clicked on the light'; 'his arm was snapped forward'.

(verb.) move with a snapping sound; 'bullets snapped past us'.

(verb.) make a sharp sound; 'his fingers snapped'.

布兰奇手打

• All I mean to say is, I shall give myself no particular trouble to catch them; but if one falls in my way---- You'll snap him up, of course. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Pull it farther back and let it snap lightly forward,' the _civil_ said, and I have never heard such a tone of voice. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• And I'd rather have it than any title such as girls snap up so readily, and find nothing behind. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But he'll flourish here, and everywhere,' said Rigaud, with an exulting look and snap of his fingers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Each burner is operated by an indicating snap switch which has three separate heats, full, medium and low; medium being one-half of full and low one-half of medium. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• This time his skill was greater or his tool was better, for there was a sudden snap and the creak of the hinges. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• With those words, and a final snap of his fingers, Mr. Stryver shouldered himself into Fleet-street, amidst the general approbation of his hearers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The way she snapped a person's head off, dear me! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The slim, bare, copper wire snapped on the least provocation, and the circuit was down for thirty-six days in the first six months. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• With this, Mr. Price snapped his fingers contemptuously, and rang the bell. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• One hinge snapped, then the other, and down came the door with a crash. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Pablo pulled and let go as the man had told him and the block snapped forward into place and the pistol was cocked with the hammer back. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Then the bridge blew and one horse snapped his halter when he rose and jerked his head at the cracking roar and he went off through the trees. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Edward Muybridge, an Englishman, by way of experiment, placed numerous cameras at regular intervals about the track, which, by electrical contact, were snapped by the horse in passing. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Her cross-grained pet greyhound was in the room, and I fully expected a barking and snapping reception. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• As a result it was no uncommon thing to see bright sparks snapping between the chandelier and the lighting wires during a sharp thunder-storm. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I can't bear you to call her that,' returned Miss Wren, snapping her fingers in a volley of impatient snaps, 'for I don't like Hexam. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• They haven't no more philosophy nor political economy about 'em than that,' said the beadle, snapping his fingers contemptuously. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• To be anxious about a soul that is always snapping at you must be left to the saints of the earth; and Mary was not one of them. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I can't bear you to call her that,' returned Miss Wren, snapping her fingers in a volley of impatient snaps, 'for I don't like Hexam. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• In a trice Mr. Bucket snaps a handcuff on her wrist. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He was in that highly-charged state that one might have expected to draw sparks and snaps from him by presenting a knuckle to any part of his figure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• With these last words she snaps her teeth together as if her mouth closed with a spring. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

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