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单词 sip
释义 sip
I. \ˈsip\ verb
(sipped ; sipped ; sipping ; sips)
Etymology: Middle English sippen; akin to Low German sippen to sip
intransitive verb
: to drink a small quantity especially repeatedly with the lips : take a sip of something
 < sipped delicately at the bottle like effete bees — John Steinbeck >
 < sipped at the fragrant steaming liquid — Chatelaine >
 < listeners understood, after one fleeting hearing, what the composer intended for slow sipping — P.H.Lang >
transitive verb
1. : to take into the mouth in small drafts
 < sip tea >
: drink in small quantities
 < she has sipped excitement experimentally, the way people sip a drink — Sally Benson >
2. : to take sips from
 < sip a flower >
: taste
3. : to bring to a specified condition by sipping
 < sipped the glass dry >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the act of sipping
2. : a small draft taken with the lips : a slight taste
 < a sip … from reservoirs of abstract philosophy — Thomas De Quincey >
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