音标：[nip]
n. 捏, 夹, 寒冷, 尖刻话
vt. 捏, 夹, 钳, 剪断, 损伤, 冻伤, 一小口
vi. 夹, 捏, 刺骨, 快走, 一小口一小口地抿(酒)
【计】 核心程序的初始程序
相关词组:
nip and tuck
nip in
nip in the bud
在线英汉词典
nip的短语、例句：
nip
v
(-pp-)
1
(a) [Tn] press (sth) hard (eg between the finger and thumb, or the teeth, or with the claws as a crab does); pinch 捏住, 咬住, 夹住, 掐住（某物）
A crab nipped my toe while I was paddling. 我 水时脚趾让螃蟹给夹了.
She nipped her finger in the door, ie between the door and the doorpost. 她的手指给门夹了.
The dog nipped me in the leg. 那狗咬了我的腿.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) take small bites with the front teeth （用前牙）啃
That dog nips! 那狗一点儿点儿地啃.
The dog was nipping at her ankles. 那狗咬著她的脚腕子了.
2 [Tn] (of frost, cold wind, etc) stop the growth of (plants); damage （指霜、 寒风等）伤害（植物）, 摧残
The icy breeze nipped the young blooms. 寒风摧残了初绽的花朵.
3 [Ipr, Ip] (infml 口) move quickly; hurry 快速行动; 赶快行动
Where did she nip off to? 她急急忙忙到哪儿去了?
He nipped in (ie got in quickly) just in front of me. 他赶在我前面进来.
I´ll nip on ahead and open the door. 我要赶到前面去开门.
She has nipped out to the bank. 她急忙去银行了. =>Usage at whiz 用法见whiz.
4 (idm 习语) ,nip and `tuck a situation in which sth is narrowly avoided, or where there is close competition 极难避免的情况; 势均力敌
The two runners contested the race closely it was nip and tuck all the way. 那两个赛跑选手竞争激烈--在赛程中一直不相上下. nip sth in the bud stop or destroy sth at an early stage in its development 将某事物阻止或消灭於萌芽中
She wanted to be an actress, but her father soon nipped that idea in the bud. 她想当演员, 但她父亲一知道这个想法就阻止住了.
5 (phr v) nip sth in (in sewing) reduce the width of sth （缝纫）将某物改瘦
nip the waist in 把腰身改瘦
nip in the sides of a dress, eg by altering the seams 把连衣裙的两侧改瘦. nip sth off (sth) remove sth by nipping 掐掉某物
nip the shoots off (a plant) 掐掉花木的幼芽. nip, n
1 sharp pinch or bite 捏; 箝; 夹; 咬
The dog gave me a nasty nip on the leg. 那狗在我腿上狠咬了一口.
a cold nip in the air, ie a feeling of frost 刺骨的寒气.
2 (infml 口) small drink, esp of spirits 少量（尤指烈酒）
a nip of brandy 少量的白兰地.
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