pip

noun

/pɪp/

jump to other results

enlarge image
(especially British English)
(North American English usually seed)
the small hard seed that is found in some types of fruit
- an apple/orange pip
Topics Foodc2
the pips
[plural] (British English) a series of short high sounds, especially those used when giving the exact time on the radio
- The news will follow the pips at six o’clock.
Topics TV, radio and newsc2
(North American English) one of the small round marks showing the value on dice and dominoes; one of the marks showing the value and suit of a playing card

Word Originnoun sense 1 late 18th cent.: abbreviation of pippin. noun sense 2 early 20th cent.: imitative. noun sense 3 late 16th cent. (originally peep, denoting each of the dots on playing cards, dice, and dominoes): of unknown origin.

pip

verb

/pɪp/

(British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pip	/pɪp/ /pɪp/
he / she / it pips	/pɪps/ /pɪps/
past simple pipped	/pɪpt/ /pɪpt/
past participle pipped	/pɪpt/ /pɪpt/
-ing form pipping	/ˈpɪpɪŋ/ /ˈpɪpɪŋ/

jump to other results

pip somebody to beat somebody in a race, competition, etc. by only a small amount or at the last moment
- She pipped her rival for the gold medal.
- He was pipped at/to the post for the top award.
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
Word Originverb late 19th cent.: from the noun pip.

Pip

/pɪp/

jump to other results

the central character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

随便看

英语词典包含84843条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。