nip
verb
noun
nɪp
verb
1
to
go
somewhere
quickly
or
for
a
short
time
[英，非正式] 快走，急忙离去; 去一会儿;
I always + adv/prep | BrE informal
Have
we
time
to
nip
down
the
pub
for
a
quick
drink?
我们有没有时间到酒吧去小坐一会儿喝上一杯？
Another
car
nipped
in
(=moved
quickly
into
a
space)
in
front
of
me.
又一辆车突然插到我前面。
I’ve
got
to
nip
home
and
change
my
clothes.
我得赶快回家去换一下衣服。
2
to
bite
someone
or
something
lightly
轻咬
I,T
She
gently
nipped
the
lobe
of
his
ear.
她轻咬了一下他的耳垂。
[+
at
]
The
fish
swam
all
around
her
and
nipped
at
her
legs.
鱼儿在她身边游来游去，并用嘴轻轻地触碰她的双腿。
3
nip sth in the bud
to
prevent
something
from
becoming
a
problem
by
stopping
it
as
soon
as
it
starts
把某事物消灭在萌芽状态; 对某事物一开始即加以阻止
Try
to
nip
this
kind
of
bad
behaviour
in
the
bud.
要尽早制止这种不良行为。
4
to
suddenly
and
quickly
press
something
tightly
between
two
fingers,
edges,
or
surfaces
[英] 夹; 钳; 掐; 捏;
T | BrE
Sally
nipped
her
cheeks
to
make
them
look
less
pale.
萨莉拧了拧自己的脸颊，好让脸色看上去不那么苍白。
He
nipped
his
finger
in
the
door.
他的手指被门夹了一下。
5
if
cold
weather
or
the
wind
nips
at
part
of
your
body
or
at
a
plant,
it
hurts
or
damages
it
[书面] 〔天气或寒风〕冻得人疼痛; 冻坏（植物）
I,T | written
[+
at
]
The
frost
nipped
at
our
fingers.
霜冻得我们手指生疼。
6
to
remove
a
small
part
of
something,
especially
a
plant,
by
pressing
it
tightly
between
your
finger
and
thumb
掐掉，摘去〔尤指植物〕
She
nipped
off
a
dead
flower.
她掐掉了一朵凋谢的花。
noun
7
the
act
or
result
of
biting
something
lightly
or
pressing
something
between
two
fingers,
edges,
or
surfaces
咬（住）; 夹（住）
His
dog
gave
me
a
painful
nip
on
the
leg.
他的狗咬疼了我的腿。
8
a
small
amount
of
strong
alcoholic
drink
少量的烈性酒
[+
of
]
a
nip
of
brandy
一点儿白兰地酒
9
a nip in the air
coldness
in
the
air
空气中的寒气 （寒意 ）
10
nip and tuck
a.
equally
likely
to
happen
or
not
happen
b.
if
two
competitors
are
nip
and
tuck
in
a
race
or
competition,
they
are
doing
equally
well
并驾齐驱，不相上下;
AmE informal
We
made
it
to
the
airport,
but
it
was
nip
and
tuck
.
我们赶到了机场，不过险得很。
The
fourth
quarter
was
nip
and
tuck,
but
the
Bulls
won
92-90.
第四节（两队）不相上下，不过公牛队最后以 92 比 90 取得了胜利。