[/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. |