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单词 clip-on
释义

clip-on

[ klip-on, -awn ]
/ ˈklɪpˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

adjective

designed to be clipped on easily, especially by a self-attached clip: a clip-on bow tie.

noun

a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.

Origin of clip-on

First recorded in 1905–10; adj., noun use of verb phrase clip on

Words nearby clip-on

clip bond, clip-clop, clip-fed, clip forceps, clip joint, clip-on, clip-out, clipped, clipped form, clipper, clipper bow
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Example sentences from the Web for clip-on

  • The Golden Girls The Dutch sure do take their glowing hairpieces and clip-on earrings seriously.

    The Turkish ‘O.C.’ and 7 More Crazy Remakes of American TV Shows|Anna Brand|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • I imagine John Adams would have had been unenthused if John Quincy had come home with a clip-on tie.

    In Praise of Clip-on Ties|The Daily Beast|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Cooper came up with a clip-on microphone that officers could use within walking distance of the car “base.”

    The Cellphone Turns 40: Remembering Martin Cooper’s Historic Call|Sean Macaulay|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Even the bartender gets in on the action with a clip-on microphone.

    The Worst Strip Club in Vegas|Richard Abowitz|September 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for clip-on

clip on

verb

(tr) to attach by means of a clip
(intr) to be attached by means of a clipthis clips on here

adjective clip-on

designed to be attached by means of a clipa clip-on bow tie

pl n clip-ons

sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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