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Definition of zigzag in English: zigzagnounPlural zigzags ˈzɪɡzaɡˈzɪɡˌzæɡ 1A line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns. 锯齿形线条；之字形路线 she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger 她用手指在金属表面上划了个之字形。 Example sentencesExamples - The object flew a straight line course with no stops, starts or zigzags.
- Lines of anger cut across her forehead - a zigzag of violent emotions.
- The police are having to take positive action in a bid to stop parents dropping off or picking up their children on the zigzag lines outside three more schools.
- Two models that have been proposed for this higher-order structure include a regular spiral and an irregular zigzag.
- she shows weals on her thigh, thin green lines in a short zigzag.
- Rectangular cells, gently arching lines and compressed zigzags proliferate across the supports.
- Females will fly to their nests in zigzags or semi-circles to avoid leading a predator directly to the nest.
- The company allowed for a zigzag rather than a linear route to the top.
- 1.1 A turn on a zigzag course.
（之字形路线中的）急转弯 the road descends in a series of sharp zigzags 这条路沿着一系列的急转弯下坡。 Synonyms curve, turn, corner, kink, angle, arc, crescent, twist, crook, deviation, deflection, loop
adjective ˈzɪɡzaɡˈzɪɡˌzæɡ Having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left. 之字形的，锯齿形的；曲折的，弯曲的 when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course 当被捕食动物追赶时，一些动物的逃窜路线呈之字形。 Example sentencesExamples - These small white cells form a continuous zigzag pattern that recalls a cardiogram; indeed, Kulik sees the artist as the heartbeat of society.
- He initiated this possibility by manipulating versions of the liar's paradox with zigzag graphs of truth and falsehood states.
- For very bulky sweater knits, serge-finish the raw edges, then seam with a narrow to medium zigzag stitch.
- Have a look inside for the jazzy zigzag Norman chancel arch.
- Gung-ho climbers can tackle the zigzag trail up the steep incline.
Synonyms meandering, zigzagging, snaking, snaky, winding, wiggly, squiggly, crooked, tacking, twisting, twisty, full of twists and turns, curving, curvy, wavy, deviating, undulating, sinuous, serpentine, tortuous, irregular technical sinuate, ogee rare anfractuous, flexuous, meandrous, serpentiform
adverb ˈzɪɡzaɡˈzɪɡˌzæɡ So as to move right and left alternately. 之字形地，锯齿形地；曲折地，弯曲地 she drives zigzag across the city 她驾车左突右拐地穿过城市。
verbzigzagged, zigzagging, zigzagsˈzɪɡzaɡˈzɪɡˌzæɡ [no object]Have or move along in a zigzag course. 呈之字形移动；曲折行进 the path zigzagged between dry rises in the land 这条小径在这块土地的干坡间蜿蜒。 Example sentencesExamples - They zigzagged along until Estrella found herself in the familiar surroundings of the underground meeting hall.
- They zigzagged on every wall like miniscule bumper cars.
- We zigzagged through Boerum Hill, turning at every corner.
- For two weeks he sat on a bus that zigzagged along the eastern seaboard picking up other criminals who were being reassigned from one jail to another.
- The sighting happened at 2: 30 AM, and was announced by a local radio station claiming the object was zigzagging in the night sky.
- Half an hour later, Willie's nose zigzagged up a rise onto level patch of sun where, a hundred years ago, a house had stood.
- At length the road became nothing more than a path, zigzagging down a crumbling mountain slope.
- The distance wasn't even that long, but the path zigzagged so much it doubled the walking distance.
- He's been zigzagging across the continent for nearly 20 years, non-stop.
- Sense starts zigzagging like the lightning logo bolting across Captain Marvel's costume.
- It took us around four hours, zigzagging down steep scree, traversing rock walls with sheer drops to one side.
- They were on a small path that zigzagged towards an unpleasant looking cave.
- From there we zigzagged up a sometimes steep but relatively easy path, and crossed a few patches of snow to reach the lake.
- The path zigzagged through the now disused Caw Quarry, first past a stone hut and then past the opening of an old level.
- We zigzagged over the whole country like crazy.
- In April, he was loaded onto a snow-filled train that zigzagged through Germany and Czechoslovakia for three weeks.
- I once rented a scooter and zigzagged along most of San Miguel's streets to see the neighborhoods.
- Even with the new snow, I could see a faint trail zigzagging up the ridge.
- He moved unpredictably like lightning, zigzagging towards Kitsumi in a crookedly random path.
- Butterflies feasted on purple asters, and dragonflies zigzagged over the buttonbushes, which bore a crop of round, dry fruits.
Synonyms meander, snake, twist, twist and turn, tack, wind, weave, wander, wiggle, squiggle, undulate
Derivativesadverb It was like long snakes zigzaggedly going through a forest full of fireflies showing them direction. Example sentencesExamples - He comes quite near and I swim up towards him, but my buddy makes biting motions, so I back off and the leopard shark swims zigzaggedly on his way.
- His mother just did farm chores for her in-laws and babbled on zigzaggedly since his birth.
OriginEarly 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications. Definition of zigzag in US English: zigzagnounˈzɪɡˌzæɡˈziɡˌzaɡ 1A line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns. 锯齿形线条；之字形路线 she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger 她用手指在金属表面上划了个之字形。 Example sentencesExamples - The police are having to take positive action in a bid to stop parents dropping off or picking up their children on the zigzag lines outside three more schools.
- Females will fly to their nests in zigzags or semi-circles to avoid leading a predator directly to the nest.
- Lines of anger cut across her forehead - a zigzag of violent emotions.
- Rectangular cells, gently arching lines and compressed zigzags proliferate across the supports.
- The company allowed for a zigzag rather than a linear route to the top.
- Two models that have been proposed for this higher-order structure include a regular spiral and an irregular zigzag.
- she shows weals on her thigh, thin green lines in a short zigzag.
- The object flew a straight line course with no stops, starts or zigzags.
- 1.1 A turn on a zigzag course.
（之字形路线中的）急转弯 the road descends in a series of sharp zigzags 这条路沿着一系列的急转弯下坡。 Synonyms curve, turn, corner, kink, angle, arc, crescent, twist, crook, deviation, deflection, loop
adjectiveˈzɪɡˌzæɡˈziɡˌzaɡ Having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left. 之字形的，锯齿形的；曲折的，弯曲的 when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course 当被捕食动物追赶时，一些动物的逃窜路线呈之字形。 Example sentencesExamples - For very bulky sweater knits, serge-finish the raw edges, then seam with a narrow to medium zigzag stitch.
- He initiated this possibility by manipulating versions of the liar's paradox with zigzag graphs of truth and falsehood states.
- Have a look inside for the jazzy zigzag Norman chancel arch.
- Gung-ho climbers can tackle the zigzag trail up the steep incline.
- These small white cells form a continuous zigzag pattern that recalls a cardiogram; indeed, Kulik sees the artist as the heartbeat of society.
Synonyms meandering, zigzagging, snaking, snaky, winding, wiggly, squiggly, crooked, tacking, twisting, twisty, full of twists and turns, curving, curvy, wavy, deviating, undulating, sinuous, serpentine, tortuous, irregular
adverbˈzɪɡˌzæɡˈziɡˌzaɡ So as to move right and left alternately. 之字形地，锯齿形地；曲折地，弯曲地 she drives zigzag across the city 她驾车左突右拐地穿过城市。
verbˈzɪɡˌzæɡˈziɡˌzaɡ [no object]Have or move along in a zigzag course. 呈之字形移动；曲折行进 the path zigzagged between dry rises in the land 这条小径在这块土地的干坡间蜿蜒。 Example sentencesExamples - They zigzagged on every wall like miniscule bumper cars.
- I once rented a scooter and zigzagged along most of San Miguel's streets to see the neighborhoods.
- From there we zigzagged up a sometimes steep but relatively easy path, and crossed a few patches of snow to reach the lake.
- For two weeks he sat on a bus that zigzagged along the eastern seaboard picking up other criminals who were being reassigned from one jail to another.
- The path zigzagged through the now disused Caw Quarry, first past a stone hut and then past the opening of an old level.
- Sense starts zigzagging like the lightning logo bolting across Captain Marvel's costume.
- Half an hour later, Willie's nose zigzagged up a rise onto level patch of sun where, a hundred years ago, a house had stood.
- He's been zigzagging across the continent for nearly 20 years, non-stop.
- Even with the new snow, I could see a faint trail zigzagging up the ridge.
- They zigzagged along until Estrella found herself in the familiar surroundings of the underground meeting hall.
- We zigzagged over the whole country like crazy.
- The distance wasn't even that long, but the path zigzagged so much it doubled the walking distance.
- The sighting happened at 2: 30 AM, and was announced by a local radio station claiming the object was zigzagging in the night sky.
- We zigzagged through Boerum Hill, turning at every corner.
- He moved unpredictably like lightning, zigzagging towards Kitsumi in a crookedly random path.
- It took us around four hours, zigzagging down steep scree, traversing rock walls with sheer drops to one side.
- In April, he was loaded onto a snow-filled train that zigzagged through Germany and Czechoslovakia for three weeks.
- Butterflies feasted on purple asters, and dragonflies zigzagged over the buttonbushes, which bore a crop of round, dry fruits.
- At length the road became nothing more than a path, zigzagging down a crumbling mountain slope.
- They were on a small path that zigzagged towards an unpleasant looking cave.
Synonyms meander, snake, twist, twist and turn, tack, wind, weave, wander, wiggle, squiggle, undulate
OriginEarly 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications. |