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| 1 | I BRITISH informal to go somewhere quickly and for only a short time 飞快地前去；去一会儿 | She’ s just nipped out for some milk. 她一溜烟地跑出去买牛奶。 | | | 1a | to run or move somewhere quickly 跑过去；冲过去 | | Flynn nipped in to score the winning goal. 弗林冲上前攻进了致胜的一球。 | | |
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| 2 | I/T to bite someone gently 轻咬 | | 2a | to squeeze something between your thumb and fingers 捏；夹；掐 | | |
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| - | nip sth in the bud informal
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| to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking action at an early stage of its development |
| 把某事物消灭于萌芽状态；防某事物于未然 |
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