1929 as a sound, 1942 as a verb; a comic strip word (especially from "Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century"), of imitative origin. Meaning "erase electronically" is 1982. Related: Zapped; zapping.
权威例句
1. ZAP was a very rapid virus with long searching tentacles.
zap能 用它那细长的搜索触角迅速地扩散所携带的病毒.
2. But until they can locate and destroy the ZAP.
但是在找到zap病毒 并摧毁它们之前.
3. After what seemed like a long time, the ZAP moved away.
我觉得过了很长时间zap才走开的.
4. The tyrosine phosphorylation of ZAP - 70 in CD 3~ + T cells was enhanced by M � � CD.