nip
US
UK nip [sb/sth] vtr: (bite)
SC 咬 yǎo
TC 咬
TC 咬
The little dog nipped my finger when I tried to stroke it.
我本想摸摸那只小狗，没料到手指被咬了一口。
nip at [sb] vi + prep: (snap, try to bite) (狗等)
SC 轻咬 qīng yǎo
The sheepdog nipped at the flock's heels.
牧羊犬轻轻咬了一下羊腿。
nip [sth] vtr: figurative (cold, frost: affect) (严寒的天气)
SC 冻得人发疼，冻得人麻木，（寒风）凛冽 dòng dé rén fā téng，dòng dé rén má mù，hán fēng lǐn liè
SC 冻住 dòng zhù
SC 结霜 jié shuāng
SC 上冻
The frost nipped the flowers.
冰霜冻住了花朵。
nip [sth] vtr: (cold: cause pain)
SC 使…冻得发疼
SC 冻伤 dòng shāng
The cold air nipped the women's faces.
冷空气冻伤了那个女人的脸。
nip [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep: (pick)
SC 把…从…掐下来
SC 从...摘下...
Kate nipped a few young fruits off the peach tree so the others would grow bigger.
凯特从桃树上摘下几个没熟的果子，好让其他果子长得更大些。
nip [sth] off, nip off [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (remove)
SC 掐断
SC 掐掉
The gardener nipped off the dead flower heads.
园丁掐掉了几个枯萎的花冠。
nip off vi phrasal: informal, UK (go quickly) (短语)
SC 溜出去 liū chū qù
SC 溜走 liū chū qù，liū zǒu
Andy will be back in a moment; he's nipped off to make a quick phone call.
安迪一会儿就回来，他是溜出去接一通简短的电话了。
nip vi: informal, UK (go quickly)
SC 很快溜走
SC 很快走开
SC 赶快去一趟
SC 赶快走一趟
We've run out of milk; I'll just nip and get us some more.
我们没牛奶了，我赶快出去一趟买点回来。
nip to [sth] vi + prep: informal, UK (go somewhere quickly)
SC 跑一趟
SC 赶快去...一趟
Can you nip to the shops and pick up a newspaper?
你能去店里跑一趟买份报纸吗？
nip n: (small drink)
SC 少量的酒 shǎo liàng de jiǔ
You need a nip of brandy to warm you up.
nip n: (small bite)
SC 一小口 yì xiǎo kǒu
The dog's nip was painful.
nip at [sth] vi + prep: (sip)
SC 小口地抿 xiǎo kǒu de mǐn
TC 小口地抿
TC 小口地抿
SC 小口喝 xiǎo kǒu de mǐn，xiǎo kǒu hē
Nate slowly nipped at his drink.
nip [sth] vtr: (pinch, catch)
SC 抓到 zhuā dào
SC 捏到
Kyle nipped a fly out of the air because it was annoying him.
nip [sth/sb] vtr: (defeat narrowly)
SC 险胜 xiǎn shèng
We nipped the other team to win the cup.
nip [sth] from [sb/sth] vtr + prep: US (steal)
SC 从…偷走
TC 從…偷走
TC 從…偷走
cat nip n: (herb: stimulant to cats)
SC 猫薄荷 māo bò he
My cat loves to roll in fresh catnip.
catnip, cat nip, cat mint n: (herb which appeals to cats) (一种香草)
SC 猫薄荷，樟脑草 māo bò he，zhāng nǎo cǎo
My cat loves toys that have catnip in them.
我家的猫喜欢含猫薄荷的玩具。
nip and tuck n: (cosmetic surgery)
SC 拉皮手术, 去皱整容手术
Tessa has consulted a cosmetic surgeon about having a nip and tuck.
nip and tuck adj: figurative, informal (race: very close or inconclusive)
SC 势均力敌 shì jūn lì dí
TC 勢均力敵
TC 勢均力敵
That race was so nip and tuck that I had no idea who would win until the very end.
nip [sth] in the bud v expr: figurative (stop developing further)
SC 把…掐死在摇篮中
SC 把…扼杀在萌芽状态
Her son took up smoking, but she nipped that in the bud by making him smoke an entire pack.
nip slip n: informal (accidental nipple exposure)
SC 露点 lù diǎn
- cranial nerve
- cranium
- crank
- crankcase
- transpire
- transplant
- transplantation
- transplanted
- transplanter
- transponder
- transport
- transportable
- transport and general workers' union
- transportation
- transporter
- transport ship
- transpose
- transposition
- transposon
- transsexual
- transsexualism
- transship
- transshipment
- trans-siberian railway
- transubstantiation