名詞 nip:

1. a small drink of liquor
   同義詞：shot
2. (offensive slang) a person of Japanese descent
   同義詞：Jap
3. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
   同義詞：relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang
4. the property of being moderately cold
   同義詞：chilliness, coolness
5. a tart spicy quality
   同義詞：piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest
6. a small sharp bite or snip
   同義詞：pinch

動(dòng)詞 nip:

1. squeeze tightly between the fingers
   同義詞：pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch
2. give a small sharp bite to
3. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
   同義詞：nip off, clip, snip, snip off

1. The two runners contested the race closely it was nip and tuck all the way.
   那兩個(gè)賽跑選手競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈－－在賽程中一直不相上下。
2. She wanted to be an actress, but her father soon nipped that idea in the bud.
   她想當(dāng)演員，但她父親一知道這個(gè)想法就阻止住了。
3. I'll nip on ahead and open the door.
   我要趕到前面去開(kāi)門(mén)。
4. The dog gave me a nasty nip on the leg.
   那狗在我腿上狠咬了一口。
5. There is a nip in the air today.
   今天寒氣襲人。
6. The dog nipped the postman on the leg.
   那只狗咬了郵遞員的腿。
7. I nipped my finger in the door.
   我的手指被門(mén)夾了一下。

nip

v.（動(dòng)詞）
nipped,nip.ing,nips
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To seize and pinch or bite:
抓住，捏，咬：
例句：
The fish nipped the wader`s toe.
魚(yú)咬住了涉水者的腳趾

To remove or sever by pinching or snipping:
鉸下，挾去：通過(guò)夾或剪以去除或切斷：
例句：
nipped off the plant leaf.
鉸下了植物的葉子.

To bite or sting with the cold; chill.
使凍傷或刺痛；使寒冷
To check or cut off the growth or development of:
阻止，使夭折：抑制或截?cái)唷纳L(zhǎng)或發(fā)展：
例句：
a conspiracy that was nipped in the bud by the police.See Synonyms at blast
被警察阻止在萌芽狀態(tài)中的陰謀參見(jiàn) blast

Slang
【俚語(yǔ)】
To snatch up hastily.
快速地抓起
To take (the property of another) unlawfully; steal.
偷竊：不合法地拿走（另一個(gè)人的財(cái)產(chǎn)）；偷竊
v.intr.Chiefly British （不及物動(dòng)詞）【多用于英國(guó)】
To move quickly; dart.
快速移動(dòng)；飛奔
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.
抓住，挾?。鹤セ驋兜男袨榛蚴吕?/br>
A pinch or snip that cuts off or removes a small part:
移去或截下一小部分：
例句：
He gave a small nip to each corner of the cloth.
他把布的每一個(gè)角都鉸了一塊

The small bit or portion so removed:
截下的一小塊或部分：
例句：
There were nips of construction paper all over the child`s table.
孩子的桌子上滿是彩色美術(shù)紙的碎片

A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air.
刺骨，尖銳：尖銳的、刺骨的特性，如寒冷空氣
Severely sharp cold or frost.
極其寒冷或嚴(yán)寒
A cutting remark.
切過(guò)的記號(hào)
A sharp, biting flavor; a tang:
強(qiáng)烈辛辣的滋味；強(qiáng)烈的味道：
例句：
the nip of Mexican salsa.
墨西哥醬汁的辣味

來(lái)源：
Middle English nippen
中古英語(yǔ) nippen
perhaps from Middle Dutch nipen
可能源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ) nipen

nip
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n.（名詞）
A small amount of liquor.
一小口：少量的液體
v.（動(dòng)詞）
nipped,nip.ping,nips
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To sip (alcoholic liquor) in small amounts:
少量小口地呷（酒）：
例句：
had been nipping brandy.
一直在小口地抿白蘭地

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor:
一小口或小口地抿酒：
例句：
nips all day long.
整日地呷酒

來(lái)源：
Probably short for nipperkin
可能為 nipperkin的簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)
[of Dutch or Low German origin]
[起源于荷蘭語(yǔ)或低地德語(yǔ)]