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nip

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n.捏,夹,(寒冷等)刺骨,小饮 vt.捏,夹,冻伤,剪断,阻止 vi.夹,捏,刺骨,小饮,(口语)急忙 adj.<贬>日本佬的

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词形变化:

动词过去式:nipped 过去分词:nipped 现在分词:niping 第三人称单数:nips

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cut  incise  saw  snip  nib  nip  cleave  rive  rend  slit  split  splinter  chip  crack  snap  break  tear  burst  rend  rend asunder  wrench  rupture  shatter  crunch  chop  cut up  rip up  hack  hew  slash  whittle  lacerate  mangle  gash  hash  slice  cut up  dissect  anatomize  take to pieces  disintegrate  dismember  disband  disperse  dislocate  disjoin  break up  mince  pulverize  apportion    

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bite  chill  cold  crispness  pinch  sip  squeeze    

nip


/nɪp; nɪp/
v (-pp-)
1 (a) [Tn] press (sth) hard (eg between the finger and thumb, or the teeth, or with the claws as a crab does); pinch 捏住, 咬住, 夹住, 掐住(某物)
*A crab nipped my toe while I was paddling. 我 水时脚趾让螃蟹给夹了.
* She nipped her finger in the door, ie between the door and the doorpost. 她的手指给门夹了.
* The dog nipped me in the leg. 那狗咬了我的腿.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) take small bites with the front teeth (用前牙)啃
*That dog nips! 那狗一点儿点儿地啃.
* The dog was nipping at her ankles. 那狗咬着她的脚腕子了.
2 [Tn] (of frost, cold wind, etc) stop the growth of (plants); damage (指霜、寒风等)伤害(植物), 摧残
*The icy breeze nipped the young blooms. 寒风摧残了初绽的花朵.
3 [Ipr, Ip] (infml 口) move quickly; hurry 快速行动; 赶快行动
*Where did she nip off to? 她急急忙忙到哪儿去了?
* He nipped in (ie got in quickly) just in front of me. 他赶在我前面进来.
* I'll nip on ahead and open the door. 我要赶到前面去开门.
* She has nipped out to the bank. 她急忙去银行了. =>Usage at whiz 用法见whiz.
4 (idm 习语) ,nip and `tuck a situation in which sth is narrowly avoided, or where there is close competition 极难避免的情况; 势均力敌
*The two runners contested the race closely it was nip and tuck all the way. 那两个赛跑选手竞争激烈--在赛程中一直不相上下. nip sth in the bud stop or destroy sth at an early stage in its development 将某事物阻止或消灭于萌芽中
*She wanted to be an actress, but her father soon nipped that idea in the bud. 她想当演员, 但她父亲一知道这个想法就阻止住了.
5 (phr v) nip sth in (in sewing) reduce the width of sth (缝纫)将某物改瘦
*nip the waist in 把腰身改瘦
* nip in the sides of a dress, eg by altering the seams 把连衣裙的两侧改瘦. nip sth off (sth) remove sth by nipping 掐掉某物
*nip the shoots off (a plant) 掐掉花木的幼芽.

n
1 sharp pinch or bite 捏; 箝; 夹; 咬
*The dog gave me a nasty nip on the leg. 那狗在我腿上狠咬了一口.
* a cold nip in the air, ie a feeling of frost 刺骨的寒气.
2 (infml 口) small drink, esp of spirits 少量(尤指烈酒)
*a nip of brandy 少量的白兰地.