1 VERB [no passive] 迅速前往;急忙赶往 If you nip somewhere, usually somewhere nearby, you go there quickly or for a short time. 迅速前往;急忙赶往 [British, informal]
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Should I nip out and get some groceries?. [VERB adv./prep.]
要我赶紧出去一趟买些食品吗?
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Wayne is always nipping down to the corner shop for him. [VERB adv./prep.]
韦恩总是一溜烟跑到街角商店找他。
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Beasley told me he'd seen you, so I nipped straight home. [VERB adv./prep.]
比斯利告诉我他看到你了,所以我就赶快直接回家了。
SYN pop, go, run, rush
2 VERB 轻咬;轻掐;轻捏 If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb. 轻咬;轻掐;轻捏 [Also V at n, V]
SYN pinch, catch, grip, squeeze
3 N-COUNT (烈性酒的)一小口,一呷,少量 A nip is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink. (烈性酒的)一小口,一呷,少量
SYN dram, shot [informal] , drop, taste
4 to nip something in the bud→see: bud
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