1、snap
(使)咔嚓一声折断;(使)啪的一声绷断
He shifted his weight and a twig snapped.
他挪了一下身体的重心,一根树枝咔嚓一声断了。
The brake pedal had just snapped off.
刹车踏板刚刚啪的一声绷断了。
(打拍子、下指示等时)打响指
She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single.
百万听众和着她第一首歌的节拍打着响指。
He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper.
他打了个响指,威尔逊便递过一张纸来。
恶声恶气地说;声色俱厉地说
'Of course I don't know her,' Roger snapped.
罗杰恶声恶气地说:“我当然不认识她。”
I'm sorry, Casey, I didn't mean to snap at you like that.
对不起,凯西,我不是有意要跟你凶的。
2、monitor
监控;监视;监督
Officials had not been allowed to monitor the voting.
以前不允许官员监督投票。
You need feedback to monitor progress.
你需要利用反馈信息来监控进展。
监听(外国无线电广播等)
Peter Murray is in London and has been monitoring reports out of Monrovia.
彼得·默里一直在伦敦监听来自蒙罗维亚的新闻报道。
监督员;监控人;核查员
Government monitors will continue to accompany reporters.
政府监督员将继续陪同记者。
UN monitors overseeing Namibian independence.
监督纳米比亚独立情况的联合国核查员