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| /klɪp/ |
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| 1 | T to fasten one thing to another using a small object 夹住；扣住 |
| He collected up the papers and clipped them together. 他把文件收拾好并夹在一起。 |
| Clip the microphone to your shirt. 把麦克风夹在衬衣上。 |
| | 1a | I to be fastened to something using a small object 夹；扣 | | +to/onto a safety harness that clips onto your belt 扣在你腰带上的安全带 | |
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| 2 | I/T to be pressed or to press something into position so that it makes a quick loud sound 按；压 |
| Clip the cap over the camera lens. 把镜头盖扣回到照相机镜头上。 |
| The lid just clips back on. 盖子咔嗒一声盖回去。 |
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| 3 | T to cut off small parts of something in order to make it tidy 修剪 |
| I asked him to clip the hedge. 我叫他修剪树篱。 |
| a device for clipping your nails 指甲剪 |
| | 3a | to remove something by cutting 剪；剪除 | | a story clipped from the newspaper 从报纸上剪下的故事 | |
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| 4 | T to hit something accidentally while passing it （无意中）击中 |
| The plane lost control, clipping power cables as it fell. 飞机失去控制，落下时撞上了电线。 |
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| 5 | T to reduce a score or quantity by a small amount 降低；削减 |
| She clipped 7 seconds off her personal best for the 10,000 metres. 她在1万米赛跑中将自己的个人最好成绩缩短了7秒。 |
| PHRASES |
| - | clip sb round the ear/earhole BRITISH informal
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| to hit the side of someone’ s head quickly , especially as a punishment |
| 打某人耳光 |
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| - | clip sb’ s wings
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| to make someone have less freedom or power than before |
| 限制某人的自由；削弱某人的权力 |
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