zip

1. V-T When you zip something, you fasten it using a zipper. 用拉鎖系上

She zipped her jeans. 她拉上了她的牛仔褲拉鎖。

2. V-T To zip a computer file means to compress it so that it needs less space for storage on disk and can be transmitted more quickly. 壓縮 (電腦文件)[計(jì)算機(jī)]

If you zipped the files first, they did not become read-only when written to the CD. 如果你先壓縮了這些文件，寫入光磐時(shí)它們就不變成衹讀文件。

3. N-COUNT A zip is a device used to open and close parts of clothes and bags. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth which separate or fasten together as you pull a small handle along them. 拉鎖[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

He pulled the zip of his leather jacket down slightly. 他稍稍拉下了他皮夾尅的拉鎖。