1ADJ [usually ADJ n]修剪整齐的Clipped means neatly cut. 修剪整齐的
...a quiet street of clipped hedges and flowering gardens.
两边是修剪整齐的树篱和开满鲜花的花园的宁静街道
...a dapper man with a clipped moustache.
衣着整洁、蓄着整齐的小胡子的男子
2ADJ (通常指说话像上流人士那样)快速的，短促的，简洁的 If you say that someone has a clipped way of speaking, you mean they speak with quick, short sounds, and usually that they sound upper-class. (通常指说话像上流人士那样)快速的，短促的，简洁的
The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.