nip
- IPA[nɪp]
英式
- bite or pinch sharply；(of the cold or frost) damage or hurt
- a sharp bite or pinch；a feeling of biting cold
verb: nip, 3rd person present: nips, gerund or present participle: nipping, past tense: nipped, past participle: nipped
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. bite or pinch sharply one of the dogs nipped him on the leg his teeth nipped at her ear 同義詞
- ▪ (of the cold or frost) damage or hurt the vegetable garden, nipped now by frost
- ▪ remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply he nipped off a length of wire with the cutters
- 2. British informal go quickly I'm just nipping down to the Post Office 同義詞
- 3. US informal steal or snatch (something).
名詞
- 1. a sharp bite or pinch a strong beak which can deliver a serious nip
- ▪ a feeling of biting cold a keen nip in the air
