an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
Adjective:
having short sharp turns or angles
Adverb:
in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path;
"birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"
Verb:
travel along a zigzag path;
"The river zigzags through the countryside"
zigzag的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
As long as the insect remains in the odor stream, fairly direct or weakly zigzag flight paths are maintained until it overshoots the odor source. 只要昆虫与气味一接触时,它们沿着几乎是直接的或稍有曲折的飞行路线,直到越过气味源。
The same effect causes student drivers to zigzag down the road, as each late large correction of the steering wheel overreacts to the last late overcorrection. 这就跟新手开车总是开出之字形道理一样,因为每次转动方向盘,总是会矫枉过正,超过上次校正所偏离的部分。
用作形容词 (adj.)
As long as the insect remains in the odor stream, fairly direct or weakly zigzag flight paths are maintained until it overshoots the odor source. 只要昆虫与气味一接触时,它们沿着几乎是直接的或稍有曲折的飞行路线,直到越过气味源。