zip

n. 拉链；活力，精力；尖啸声，撕裂声；一种程序压缩的档案文件格式

vi. 拉开或拉上；以尖啸声行进

vt. 给...以速度；拉上或拉开拉链

中文词源

zip 尖啸声，快速，拉链

拟声词，同时用以指拉链。

zip (v.1): "move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Meaning "close with a zipper" is from 1932. Related: Zipped; zipping.
ZIP (adj.): 1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1).
zip (n.2): "zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; compare zilch.
zip (v.2): "to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper (n.). Related: Zipped; zipping; zipless.
zip (n.1): "sound of something moving rapidly," 1875, imitative. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.

1. Zip drives help people to organise their important information.: 压缩磁盘驱动器有助于人们管理重要信息。

2. Tommy Tune gives the choreography his usual class and zip.: 汤米·图恩在编排的舞蹈中注入其一贯的优雅和活力。

3. These zip-top bags are great space-savers if storage is limited.: 如果可储藏的地方有限，这些拉环式背包能节省很大空间。

4. The helicopter can zip along at about 150 kilometres an hour.: 该直升机能以每小时150公里左右的速度疾进。