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zing1 /zɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU] informal CTENERGETICthe quality of being full of energy or taste 精力，活力；味道 Lemon juice adds zing to drinks. 柠檬汁能给饮料提味。
—zingy adjectiveadj
zing• His fewer statements lack that old zing.• A second zing sailed out into the water.• A little chili pepper will add some zing to the sauce.• The tennis racquet bounced off her tender bum with all the zing of a good forehand drive.• That drive for commonality took the zing out of the creative process and seriously dampened the competition of ideas.
zing2 verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] informalFAST/QUICK to move quickly, making a whistling noise 呼啸掠过 SYN whistlezing past/off He could hear the bullets zinging past his head. 他听到子弹嗖嗖地从他脑袋边飞过。
zing• We watch the insects in the headlights zinging back and forth without apparent logic.