Vartosenos šablonas:
to zip [something] up/down
She zipped up her coat before going outside.
Mielőtt kiment, becipzározta a kabátját.
Can you zip the tent door shut?
Be tudod húzni a sátorajtó cipzárját?
He quickly zipped open the backpack to grab his phone.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I zip my jacket before I go out.
Becipzározom a dzsekimet, mielőtt kimegyek.
Please zip the bag.
Kérlek, cipzározd be a táskát.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'zip' with 'button' when talking about closing clothes. 'Zip' is only for zippers.
Reikšmė
Fasten or unfasten with a zipper
Kolokacijos
zip up your jacket
|zip the bag
|zip open
|zip shut
Sinonimai
fasten (More general; can refer to buttons, clips, or ties as well as zippers.)
Antonimai
unzip (Specifically means to open something by undoing a zipper.)
Temos
daily life
|clothing
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To close or open clothes, bags, etc., with a zipper.
To close or open something, especially clothing or a bag, by moving a zipper up or down.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
INFORMAL
2
I know zip about fixing cars.
Semmit sem tudok az autószerelésről.
We have zip left in the fridge.
Semmi sem maradt a hűtőben.
He earned zip for all his hard work.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I know zip about cooking.
Semmit sem tudok a főzésről.
There is zip in my wallet.
Egy fillér sincs a pénztárcámban.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not realize 'zip' in this sense is informal and not used in formal writing.
Kolokacijos
have zip
|know zip about
Sinonimai
nothing (Most common neutral equivalent; works in all contexts.)
Antonimai
everything (Means the complete amount, opposite of nothing.)
Temos
daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
No amount; nothing at all.
Nothing; zero.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
INFORMAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
to zip [somewhere]
Cars were zipping along the highway.
Az autók csak úgy suhantak az autópályán.
She zipped past me without saying hello.
Köszönés nélkül elsuhant mellettem.
We zipped through the city on our scooters.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The bike zips down the street.
A bicikli végigsuhan az utcán.
He zips past the shop.
Elsuhan a bolt mellett.
We zip to school every day.
Dažna klaida:
Learners might confuse it with 'run' or 'drive fast'; 'zip' often suggests quickness and lightness or efficiency.
Reikšmė
Move fast with light sound
Kolokacijos
zip along the road
|zip past someone
|zip around town
Sinonimai
speed (General term for moving fast; not necessarily with the lightness implied by 'zip'.)
Antonimai
crawl (To move very slowly, opposite of 'zip'.)
Temos
movement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To go very fast from one place to another.
To move quickly, often making a soft, high-pitched sound.
The zip on my jacket is stuck.
Beragadt a cipzár a dzsekimen.
This bag has a strong metal zip.
Ennek a táskának erős fémcipzárja van.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The zip is broken.
Elromlott a cipzár.
My coat has a long zip.
A kabátomon hosszú cipzár van.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse the noun 'zip' (device) with the verb 'zip' (action). Context clarifies which is meant.
Reikšmė
Fastening device with slider
Kolokacijos
broken zip
|metal zip
|zip pull
Sinonimai
zipper ('Zipper' is the more common term in American English; 'zip' is more common in British English for the device.)
Antonimai
button (A different type of fastening mechanism for clothes.)
Temos
clothing
|objects
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
A thing on clothes or bags that you move up or down to close or open them.
A device consisting of two strips with interlocking teeth that are pulled together or apart by a sliding piece, used for fastening clothes, bags, etc.
The team played with real zip today.
A csapat ma igazi lendülettel játszott.
Her speech had plenty of zip.
Sok lendület volt a beszédében.
This coffee will put some zip in your step.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The party had a lot of zip.
A buliban nagy volt a pezsgés.
He spoke with zip.
Lendületesen beszélt.
Reikšmė
Energy or liveliness
Kolokacijos
full of zip
|add some zip
Sinonimai
vigor ('Vigor' is more formal and less colloquial than 'zip'.)
Antonimai
sluggishness (Lack of energy or liveliness.)
Temos
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A lot of energy and enthusiasm.
Energy and enthusiasm in someone's behavior or in how something looks or feels.