zoom
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of aircraft, cars, etc) move very quickly, esp with a buzzing or humming noise (指飛行器、 汽車等)急速移動(尤指發出嗡嗡聲或轟轟聲)
zooming along the motorway 沿高速公路嗡的一聲疾駛而去
The jet zoomed low over our heads. 噴氣式飛機在我們頭頂上空轟的一聲低飛而過. =>Usage at whiz 用法見whiz.
2 [I, Ip] (fig infml 比喻, 口) (of prices, costs, etc) rise sharply; soar (指價格、 費用等)急升, 猛漲
Overnight trading caused share prices to zoom (up). 一夜的交投使股票價格直線上升.
3 (phr v) zoom in (on sb/sth)/out (of cameras) make the size of the object being photographed appear bigger/smaller by using a zoom lens (指照相機等)用變焦距鏡頭使景物放大[縮小]. zoom, n [sing]
sound or act of zooming (zoom1) (指飛行器或汽車等)急速的移動, 急速移動時發出的聲音.
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.