/zæp; zæp/
v (-pp-) (infml 口)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth)
(a) kill sb, esp with a gun 杀死某人（尤指用枪）.
(b) make sb unconscious with a hit, blow, etc; attack sb 将某人打昏; 攻击某人.
2 [Ipr, Ip] move suddenly or quickly in the specified direction （沿某方向）突然或迅速移动
*Have you seen him zapping around town on his new motor bike? 你看见没看见他骑着自己的新摩托车在市区飞驰?

n [U] (infml 口) feeling of energy, liveliness, etc; vigour 精力; 活力; 元气
*I really admire her she's so full of zap! 我真佩服她--精力那么充沛! Cf 参看 zip2.

v past tense and past participlezappedpresent participlezapping
informal
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: From the sound of a sudden sharp blow]
[T]
to quickly attack or destroy something, especially using a beam of electricity
　Doctors have tried zapping tumors with high-voltage radiation.
　The laser weapons are designed to zap enemy missiles.
[I and T]
to change channels on a television by using a remote control
　Dave just sat there, zapping through all the channels.
[T]
to cook something in a microwave¹(1)
[T]
to send information quickly from one computer to another
　Computers identify threats and zap the results back to US pilots in the war zone.