1
- a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds（人和四足动物的）臀部。
1.1
hips
the circumference of the body at the buttocks臀围：a sweater tied round the hips.
围在腰臀部的一件毛衣。
1.2
- a person's hip joint（人的）髋关节：
she went into a fence and dislocated her hip.
她撞在栏栅上, 造成髋关节脱臼。
2
- the sharp edge of a roof from the ridge to the eaves where the two sides meet屋脊。
短语
on the hip
- archaic at a disadvantage〈古〉处于不利地位。
词源
Old English hype, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heup and German Hüfte, also to HOP1.
(亦作 rose hip)
- the fruit of a rose, especially a wild kind（尤指野生的）蔷薇果实。
词源
Old English hēope， hīope, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch joop and German Hiefe.
adjective
1hipper, hippest
- informal following the latest fashion, especially in popular music and clothes〈非正式〉（尤指流行音乐、服饰）时髦的, 新潮的：
it's becoming hip to be environmentally conscious.
有环保意识正变得时尚起来。
1.1
- understanding; aware理解的; 明白的：
he's trying to show how hip he is to Americana.
他正设法表明自己对美国史料是多么了解。
派生词
hipness
noun词源
early 20th cent. (originally US)： of unknown origin.
- introducing a communal cheer（表示群体的喝彩）嗨：
hip hip hooray!
嗨嗨万岁！
词源
mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.