| 释义 |
nip¹ /nɪp/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (nipped; nip·ping)
❶ vt.
1. 紧紧夹住；掐住；咬住
nip a ring to the lobe of an ear 把耳环夹在耳垂上
nip one's finger in the vice 手指被老虎钳夹住
He nipped the child's nose with his fingers. 他用手指拧小孩的鼻子。
The lobster nipped his toe. 大螯虾夹住了他的脚趾。
The dog nipped my ankle. 狗咬住我的脚踝。
The horse nipped me on the back of the head. 马咬了我的后脑勺。
2. 掐断；夹断；咬断；截断
nip shoots (buds, twigs) 掐下嫩枝(嫩芽，细枝)
nip flowers from the branch 从树枝上摘花
nip a feather off an ostrich 从鸵鸟身上拔一根羽毛
nip a cigar and light it 把一枝雪茄烟烟头夹断后点燃
3. 折损，损伤；使夭折
nip a design (或 conspiracy) in its infancy 把阴谋扼杀在襁褓之中
A chilly reception nipped the first enthusiasm. 起初的满腔热忱遭到冷遇之后就消失了。
4. 使冻伤；使冻得发麻(或发痛)
The frost has nipped the fruit trees. 严寒把果树冻坏了。
The wind nipped him to the bone. 他觉得寒风刺骨。
5. 〈美口〉悄悄地拿；偷
A pickpocket nipped all of my money. 扒手把我的钱全偷走了。
A weasel nipped one of our chicks. 黄鼠狼叼走了我家一只小鸡。
6. 〈俚〉〈方〉一把抓住；撩起
She nipped up her petticoat. 她撩起衬裙。
7. 比(对手)棋高一着；胜过
nip sb. by 6 in. at the tape 在终点线比某人领先6英寸而获胜
He nipped the other candidate by a mere 11 votes. 他仅以11票之多击败了另一名候选人。
❷ vi.
1. 〈英口〉快走；一溜烟地跑；窜(along, back, down, over, round, up)
We'll just nip round to my flat and pick up my things. 我们要赶紧到我房间去一下，把东西拿上。
He nipped down to the kitchen for a slug of whisky. 他一溜烟跑到厨房去喝一口威士忌。
They were in a hurry, by the way they were nipping down the steps. 看他们匆匆下台阶的样子，他们有急事。
Now I'd better nip back. 我最好这就赶回去。
2. 夹紧；掐牢；咬牢
A crab can nip quite severely. 蟹钳钳起来很厉害。
3. 造成冻伤；冻得人发麻(或发痛)
The wind nips pretty hard today. 今天寒风凛冽。
II n.
1. 一夹；一掐；一咬：
The little puppy gave the child a playful nip. 小狗轻咬小孩闹着玩。
2. 掐断；咬断；截断
He gave a nip to each corner. 他把每个角都裁去一块。
3. 掐下(或咬下、截下)的一段；一小截，一小角；一小份
a nip of cheese 一小角乳酪
go out for a nip of fresh air 出去吸口新鲜空气
4. (严寒等的)刺骨，刺痛；寒冷，严寒
There was a nip in the wind. 寒风刺骨。
The first nip of winter fell on London. 冬天的初寒侵袭伦敦。
5. 尖刻的话；辛辣的讽刺
6. 刺鼻的气味，特别浓烈的气味
the nip of Mexican cooking 墨西哥式烹调发出的刺鼻气味
cheese with a real nip 气味很重的乳酪
7. 〈加拿大方〉夹肉面包
8. (夹子等的)夹头；(轧机等的)轧缝；[常作nips]夹子，钳子
9. 【地】小崖；浪蚀洞
[<ME nippen <? ON hnippa to prod] phr. nip and tuck 〈美口〉1. (比赛中)并驾齐驱，不相上下，难分高低 It was nip and tuck who was going to win the game. 这场比赛的胜负难以预测。2. 概率相等 It's nip and tuck whether I'll get there in time or not. 我会不会及时到达那里非常难说。3. 整容手术 nip at 1. 一点一点地咬；慢慢侵袭 No cares nipped at me. 我无忧无虑。I could see the tears nipping at his eyes. 我看见泪水慢慢浸润着他的眼睛。2. 挑剔，找…的岔子 She said that the papers had lately nipped at the Speaker. 她说近来报纸在找议长的麻烦。nip away 1. 很快走开；一溜烟跑开 2. 掐去；咬去；截去 He nipped away the ends with a pair of pliers. 他用钳子把两端截掉。nip in 1. 很快走进；一溜烟跑进；窜进 2. 插进；插嘴 He nipped in just in front of me. 他一下子正好插在我面前。The little girl nipped in with a smart question. 小女孩插话提了一个巧妙的问题。3. 改小，改窄 nip in the waist a bit 把腰部稍微改小一点 nip into 1. 很快走进；一溜烟跑进；窜进 He only escaped by nipping into a hotel. 他窜进一家旅馆，总算逃脱了。2. 插进；在…中间插嘴 The boy nipped into the movie queue to get a ticket. 小男孩插进买电影票的队伍买票。nip in the bud 见 bud¹
nip off 1. 很快走开；一溜烟跑开
2. 掐去；咬去；截去
The torrent kept nipping off the rocks. 急流不断冲蚀岩石。
nip on ahead 赶到前面，迎头赶上
nip out 1. 很快走出去；一溜烟跑出去；窜出
Shall I nip out and buy one? 要不要我这就跑出去买一个?
2. 掐光；咬光；截完
The gardener nipped the weeds out before they became a real nuisance. 园丁把杂草除得一干二净，以免它们到处蔓生不可收拾。
put in the nips 乞讨；告贷
put the nips into sb. 向某人乞讨；缠住某人不放；向某人借钱
He put the nips into me for tea and sugar and tobacco. 他跟我又是要茶，又是要糖，又是要烟。 |