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单词 nip 1
释义 [/nɪp; nɪp/] v (-pp-)

用法:
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. 那狗咬著她的脚腕子了.

用法:
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.

用法:
3 [Ipr, Ip] (infml) 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.

用法:
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於萌芽中:
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.

用法:
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. nip 2
n

用法:
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.

用法:
2 (infml) small drink, esp of spirits 少量(尤指烈酒):
a nip of brandy 少量的白兰地.

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