| 单词 | nip |
| 释义 | verb | noun nipnip1 /nɪp/ verb (nipped, nipping) 1[intransitive, transitive] to bite someone or something with small sharp bites, or to try to do this: When I took the hamster out of his cage, he nipped me.nip at The dog kept nipping at my ankles.2nip something in the bud to prevent something from becoming a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts: The idea is to nip minor school problems in the bud.3be nipping at somebody’s heels to be very close to defeating someone, or causing problems for him o her: Creditors are nipping at the company’s heels.4[transitive] literary if cold weather nips something, it makes it very cold or damages itnip something ↔ in phrasal verb if a piece of clothing is nipped in at a particular place on the body, it fits more tightly therenip something ↔ off phrasal verb to remove a small part of something, especially a plant, by pressing it tightly between your finger and thumb verb | noun nipnip2 noun [countable] 1a small sharp bite, or the action of biting someone or something: The dog gave me a playful nip.2nip and tuck informal a)equally likely to happen or not happen, or to succeed or fail: I made it to the airport before the plane left, but it was nip and tuck. b)if two competitors are nip and tuck in a race or competition, they are doing equally well3a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink: nip of a nip of whiskey4a nip in the air coldness in the air |
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