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nipBrE /nɪp/NAmE /nɪp/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they nip BrE /nɪp/ NAmE /nɪp/present simple - he / she / it nips BrE /nɪps/ NAmE /nɪps/past simple nipped BrE /nɪpt/ NAmE /nɪpt/past participle nipped BrE /nɪpt/ NAmE /nɪpt/ -ing form nipping BrE /ˈnɪpɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈnɪpɪŋ/ [T, I] to give sb/sth a quick painful bite or pinch 啃咬；掐；咬住；夹住◆~ sthHe winced as the dog nipped his ankle. 狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。◆~ (at sth) She nipped at my arm. 她掐了一下我的胳膊。 [I, T] (of cold, wind, etc. 寒气、风等) to harm or damage sth 伤害；损害◆~ (at sth) The icy wind nipped at our faces. 寒风刺疼了我们的脸。◆~ sthgrowing shoots nipped by frost 遭受霜冻的幼芽 [I] + adv./prep. (BrE, informal) to go somewhere quickly and/or for only a short time 快速去（某处）；急忙赶往 SYN pop ◆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。 ●nip sth in the ˈbudto stop sth 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 ●ˌnip sth↔ˈoffto remove a part of sth with your finger or with a tool 掐去；剪掉 nipBrE /nɪp/NAmE /nɪp/ nounthe act of giving sb a small bite or pinch (= squeezing their skin between your finger and thumb) 啃咬；掐(informal) a feeling of cold 寒冷；寒意◆There was a real nip in the air. 空中有一股刺骨的寒气。 ➡ see also nippy (2) (informal) a small drink of strong alcohol 少量的烈酒 |