zipper

noun

1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

Synonym: slide fastenerzipzip fastener

verb

1. close with a zipper

e.g. Zip up your jacket--it's cold

Synonym: zip upzip

1. 拉锁;拉链
A zipper 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 tag along them.

zipper的翻译

1. 拉锁：他造出第一支自己的打火机那年(1932),正好有人发明了拉锁(ZIPPER),他觉得这名字很好听,就把自己的打火机起名为ZIPPO,或许你会有所怀疑,但是事实胜于雄辩,这家唯一继续生产汽油打火机的美国制造商,经历了漫长的里程.

2. zipper

2. 拉鍊：当时,我们现在所广泛使用的拉炼(Zipper)刚刚被发明,布莱斯戴尔非常欣赏这项发明,便给自己改造的打火机取名Zippo. Zippo在当时是较为先进的产品,它不仅能防风,而且依靠带孔防风墙能比其它防风打火机起到更好防风效果.