nip

英 [nɪp]

美 [nɪp]

v.  啃咬; 掐; 咬住; 夹住; 伤害; 损害; 快速去(某处); 急忙赶往
n.  啃咬; 掐; 寒冷; 寒意; 少量的烈酒

过去式：nipped　现在分词：nipping　过去分词：nipped　第三人称单数：nips　复数：nips　

GRETEM8计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.9708 / COCA.13918

短语用例

nip sth↔off

• 掐去；剪掉
  to remove a part of sth with your finger or with a tool
  1. He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.
     狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
  2. She nipped at my arm.
     她掐了一下我的胳膊。

习惯用语

v.

nip sth in the bud
• 将…扼杀在萌芽状态；防患于未然
  to stop sth when it has just begun because you can see that problems will come from it

牛津词典

verb

• 啃咬；掐；咬住；夹住
  to give sb/sth a quick painful bite or pinch
  1. He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.
     狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
  2. She nipped at my arm.
     她掐了一下我的胳膊。
• 伤害；损害
  to harm or damage sth
  1. The icy wind nipped at our faces.
     寒风刺疼了我们的脸。
  2. growing shoots nipped by frost
     遭受霜冻的幼芽
• 快速去（某处）；急忙赶往
  to go somewhere quickly and/or for only a short time
  1. He's just nipped out to the bank.
     他急匆匆去银行了。
  2. A car nipped in (= got in quickly) ahead of me.
     一辆车突然插到我前面。

noun

• 啃咬；掐
  the act of giving sb a small bite or pinch (= squeezing their skin between your finger and thumb)
• 寒冷；寒意
  a feeling of cold
  1. There was a real nip in the air .
     空中有一股刺骨的寒气。
• 少量的烈酒
  a small drink of strong alcohol

柯林斯词典

• VERB 迅速前往;急忙赶往
  If younipsomewhere, usually somewhere nearby, you go there quickly or for a short time.
  1. Should I nip out and get some groceries?...
     要我赶紧出去一趟买些食品吗？
  2. Wayne is always nipping down to the corner shop for him...
     韦恩总是一溜烟跑到街角商店找他。
  3. Beasley told me he'd seen you, so I nipped straight home.
     比斯利告诉我他看到你了，所以我就赶快直接回家了。
• VERB 轻咬;轻掐;轻捏
  If an animal or personnipsyou, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb.
  1. I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies...
     我知道有一些狗咬婴儿的事情。
  2. He nipped Billy's cheek with two rough fingers.
     他用两个粗糙的手指捏了捏比利的脸蛋。
  3. Nipis also a noun.
     
  4. Some ants can give you a nasty nip.
     一些蚂蚁会咬得你很疼。
• N-COUNT (烈性酒的)一小口，一呷，少量
  Anipis a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink.
  1. She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac.
     她有偶尔喝一小口干邑的习惯。
• tonipsomethingin the bud→ see:bud

英英释义

noun

• a small sharp bite or snip
  Synonym:pinch
• a tart spicy quality
  Synonym:piquancepiquancypiquantnesstangtanginesszest
• the property of being moderately cold
  1. the chilliness of early morning
  Synonym:chillinesscoolness
• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  Synonym:relishflavorflavoursapiditysavorsavoursmacktang
• a small drink of liquor
  1. he poured a shot of whiskey
  Synonym:shot

verb

• give a small sharp bite to
  1. The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles
• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  1. nip off the flowers
  Synonym:nip offclipsnipsnip off
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  1. He pinched her behind
  2. She squeezed the bottle
  Synonym:pinchsqueezetwingetweettwitch

双语例句

• Don't nip off the flowers.
  不要掐花。
• If we attack quickly, we can nip the enemy's plans in the bud.
  如果我们迅速进攻，我们可以把敌人的计划消灭在萌芽状态。
• Don't nip any stalks off the plant.
  别掐断植物茎！
• Could I borrow your bike? I need to nip to the shops at lunchtime?
  能借一下你的单车吗？午餐的时候我得去一趟商店。
• The cat gave him a nip.
  那只猫咬了他一口。
• Beasley told me he'd seen you, so I nipped straight home.
  比斯利告诉我他看到你了，所以我就赶快直接回家了。
• I have realized my depression very early and wanted to nip it in the bud.
  其实，很早就发现了，我闷闷不乐，想趁早摆脱忧郁。
• Should I nip out and get some groceries?
  要我赶紧出去一趟买些食品吗？
• I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies
  我知道有一些狗咬婴儿的事情。
• I gave my thumb quite a nip when the pliers slipped.
  钳子扣滑时，把我的大拇指狠狠央了一下。