| 词汇 | zigzag |
| 释义 | zigzag noun[ C ] uk /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ us /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ zigzagnoun[C] (LINE)a line or pattern that looks like a Z or a row of Zs joined together: 锯齿形线条;之字形 a zigzag path/road/coastline蜿蜒的小路／道路／海岸线 a fabric with a zigzag pattern带有锯齿形图案的布料 The kids ran in zigzags around the playground.孩子们在操场上左拐右拐地跑来跑去。 Jenny Dettrick/Moment/GettyImages Patterns and shapes amorphous arabesque argyle asymmetrically asymmetry fishhook flecked formless formlessly fretted saltire scalloped scissor semilunaris shapeable vee wavery wavily weave willow pattern zigzagnoun[C] (CHANGE)a situation in which actions, plans, or ideas change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly: （行动、计划或想法）突然变来变去 The Washington Post complained of "two weeks of policy zigzags".《华盛顿邮报》指责说“这两周的政策朝令夕改”。 The country seems to have been following a zigzag course between democracy and dictatorship.这个国家似乎已经走上了一条在民主和独裁制度间迂回的道路。 Changing frequently capricious capriciously capriciousness changeable changeful inconsistency inconsistent inconsistently inconstant inconstantly patchiness patchy ping-pong protean raggedly unpredictability unpredictable variability volatility yo-yoing zigzag verb[ I ] uk /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ us /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/-gg- zigzagverb[I] (MAKE SHAPE)(alsozig and zag) to make a movement or shape like a zigzag: 呈之字形移动，曲折行进 The road zigzags along a rocky coastline.道路沿着岩石嶙峋的海岸蜿蜒延伸。 Bending, twisting and curving arch your back ball up bendy bent bowed distorted distortion entwine flex flexion snakily swirling swirlingly swoopy tangle wrap wrap something around someone/something wriggle wristy writhe zigzagverb[I] (CHANGE)to change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly: 突然且彻底的变化，随后又突然变回原样 The market zigzagged during the day but finished higher in the afternoon.交易市场在白天一直都起起落落，但下午还是以高位收盘。 Changing frequently capricious capriciously capriciousness changeable changeful inconsistency inconsistent inconsistently inconstant inconstantly patchiness patchy ping-pong protean raggedly unpredictability unpredictable variability volatility yo-yoing zigzag | American Dictionaryzigzag verb[ I ] us/ˈzɪɡ·zæɡ/-gg- to move by going first in one direction and then in a different direction, and continuing in this way: We zigzagged through the crowds of tourists in the museum. Examples of zigzagzigzag The winding streets were unpaved, lacked pavements, and zigzagged meaninglessly, often following the course of a stream. Later, the collapsed vortex pair is distorted into irregular antisymmetric zigzags (figure 7c). The growth of the zigzags does not saturate and finally layers of individual pancake dipoles are produced. Behind the glass, blond desks floated on a creamy carpet with magenta zigzags. He asked who was responsible for policing zigzags. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we had that person in place now we would not have the zigzagging that goes on between the six-monthly presidencies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Three of the businesses which have complained are located next to bus stops, on zigzags next to traffic signals—as they were before the red route was introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The 3-dimensional architecture of chromatin in-situ - electron tomography reveals fibers composed of a continuously variable zigzag nucleosomal ribbon. The serpentine early track often has a reddish orange frass stain that occasionally zigzags from side to side. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On offense, he used a complicated system of passing called the zig-zag or figure eight offense. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An old zig-zag climbs from just below the tarn although, predictably, more modern walkers have felt a need to cut the corners. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When spawning takes place the female zig-zags over the nest site and the male follows fertilizing the eggs which have been deposited. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When flushed, they utter a sharp note that sounds like "scape, scape" and fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The second half is much wider, much contorted and often zigzagging. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A second terra-cotta frieze runs the whole length of the lower facade, presenting a dramatic collection of angular zigzags and curvy leaves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of zigzag These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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