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单词 nip
释义

nip1

/nɪp /
verb (nips, nipping, nipped)
1 [with object] Bite or pinch sharply: one of the dogs nipped him on the leg [no object]: his teeth nipped at her ear...
  • They chase off clownfish that don't fit into the hierarchy and many scuba divers tell anecdotes of being nipped at if they venture too close.
  • The dogs nipped at her heels, the silver dusk rose up as her feet sped on.
  • My dog recently bit / nipped me, should I be worried about rabies?

Synonyms

bite, nibble, peck, pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip
1.1(Of the cold or frost) damage or hurt: the vegetable garden, nipped now by frost...
  • But they did and because the weather has been mild, Jane hasn't had to worry about new leaves being nipped by late frosts.
  • It was so cold that the frost nipped at your nose while wrapped in a scarf.
  • What has happened to Sheila's tree every year is that it has been nipped by a late frost.
1.2 (nip something off) Remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply: he nipped off a length of wire with the cutters...
  • Tree seedlings, wildflowers, and shrubs were nipped off as soon as they germinated.
  • The one thing to remember is not to eat the head, so the grub is held by that end and the remainder is nipped off.
  • We have infestations at different times of things like Spider Crabs and Spider Crabs are very fond of nipping the ends off the arms and sucking the gonads out from inside.
2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] British informal Go quickly: I’m just nipping down to the Post Office...
  • You might then want to nip quickly outside to see how the people of Leystonstone see the mosaics from various entrances.
  • I quickly nip back in my room to put on my sneakers when the Scottish roommate informs me that the girlfriend has locked herself in his room.
  • Bo managed to get past the bar without succumbing to nipping quickly through it's heavy wood doors.

Synonyms

go, rush, dash, dart, hurry, scurry, scamper;
drop by/in/into/round, stop by, visit
informal tootle, pop, whip
3 [with object] US informal Steal or snatch (something).Ever nipped a spoon or a napkin from a restaurant?
noun
1A sharp bite or pinch: a strong beak which can deliver a serious nip...
  • His fair hand made a gesture to touch the dog's face but was rewarded by a painful nip from her sharp fangs.
  • She sighed and looked on dreamily, before receiving a sharp nip on the ear.
  • Herding the neighborhood kids and giving an occasional light nip to a rear end or ankle might seem like a funny game in the beginning.

Synonyms

bite, nibble, peck, pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip
1.1A feeling of biting cold: a keen nip in the air...
  • See how I have swapped from cold white wine to red now that there is a nip in the air.
  • Sometimes fall is just glimpsed from behind a car window; it's cold and wet, and while the colors are nice the nip in the air feels like a chain around your neck yanking you towards winter.
  • Fall arrived almost exactly on cue last week, the temperature suddenly cooling so that New Yorkers awoke the morning after Labour Day to a slight nip in the air, and a distinct sense of seasonal change.

Phrases

in the nip

nip something in the bud

Origin

Late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin.

Rhymes

nip2

/nɪp /
noun
A small quantity or sip of spirits: a nip of brandy...
  • The first few nights Mom slipped me half a Vicodin and a nip of Benedictine brandy.
  • But even with the comfort of a fully underwritten share offer, Allan would be forgiven for reaching for a nip of Armenian brandy himself in the next few days.
  • For a squeamish diary writer it was enough to send me to the editor's well-stocked drinks cabinet for a nip of his favourite barley wine.
verb (nips, nipping, nipped) [no object]
Take a sip or sips of spirits: the men nipped from the bottle...
  • He had obviously been on the plane from a previous leg, nipping at those little bottles of Jack Daniel's.

Origin

Late 18th century (originally denoting a half-pint of ale): probably an abbreviation of the rare term nipperkin 'small measure'; compare with Low German and Dutch nippen 'to sip'.

Nip3

/nɪp /
noun informal, offensive
A Japanese person.

Origin

1940s: abbreviation of Nipponese.

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