nip
verb/nɪp/
/nɪp/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they nip | /nɪp/ /nɪp/ |
| he / she / it nips | /nɪps/ /nɪps/ |
| past simple nipped | /nɪpt/ /nɪpt/ |
| past participle nipped | /nɪpt/ /nɪpt/ |
| -ing form nipping | /ˈnɪpɪŋ/ /ˈnɪpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to give somebody/something a quick painful bite or pressing their skin together hard with your finger and thumb
咬；捏；掐；拧 - nip something He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.
狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。 - nip at something She nipped at my arm.
她掐了一下我的胳膊。 - The rats nipped at her flesh.
老鼠咬着她的肉。
- nip something He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.
- [intransitive, transitive] (of cold, wind, etc.) to harm or damage something
伤害；损害 - nip at something The icy wind nipped at our faces.
寒风刺疼了我们的脸。 - nip something The new leaves had been nipped by a late frost.
新叶被晚霜冻坏了。
- nip at something The icy wind nipped at our faces.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (British English, informal) to go somewhere quickly and/or for only a short time
快速去（某处）；急忙赶往 - He's just nipped out to the bank.
他急匆匆去银行了。 - A car nipped in (= got in quickly) ahead of me.
一辆车突然插到我前面。
Extra Examples- nipping to the shops
赶往商店 - The boy nipped down the alley out of sight.
男孩沿着小巷溜了出去，不见了踪影。 - She's just nipped out for a few minutes.
她刚刚出去了几分钟。 - I'm just nipping down to the shops for some bread.
我正要去商店买点面包。 - I'll just nip into the post office.
我会很快去趟邮局。 - I nipped round the corner.
我转过拐角。 - He nipped in through a side door.
他从侧门溜了进去。
- He's just nipped out to the bank.
Word Originverb late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin.
Idioms
nip something in the bud
- to stop something when it has just begun because you can see that problems will come from it
将…扼杀在萌芽状态；防患于未然