nip

名词 nip:

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

动词 nip:

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

1. The two runners contested the race closely it was nip and tuck all the way.
   那两个赛跑选手竞争激烈－－在赛程中一直不相上下。
2. She wanted to be an actress, but her father soon nipped that idea in the bud.
   她想当演员，但她父亲一知道这个想法就阻止住了。
3. I'll nip on ahead and open the door.
   我要赶到前面去开门。
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.
   今天寒气袭人。
6. The dog nipped the postman on the leg.
   那只狗咬了邮递员的腿。
7. I nipped my finger in the door.
   我的手指被门夹了一下。

nip

v.（动词）
nipped,nip.ing,nips
v.tr.（及物动词）
To seize and pinch or bite:
抓住，捏，咬：
例句：
The fish nipped the wader`s toe.
鱼咬住了涉水者的脚趾

To remove or sever by pinching or snipping:
铰下，挟去：通过夹或剪以去除或切断：
例句：
nipped off the plant leaf.
铰下了植物的叶子.

To bite or sting with the cold; chill.
使冻伤或刺痛；使寒冷
To check or cut off the growth or development of:
阻止，使夭折：抑制或截断…的生长或发展：
例句：
a conspiracy that was nipped in the bud by the police.See Synonyms at blast
被警察阻止在萌芽状态中的阴谋参见 blast

Slang
【俚语】
To snatch up hastily.
快速地抓起
To take (the property of another) unlawfully; steal.
偷窃：不合法地拿走（另一个人的财产）；偷窃
v.intr.Chiefly British （不及物动词）【多用于英国】
To move quickly; dart.
快速移动；飞奔
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.
抓住，挟住：抓或挟的行为或事例

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.
他把布的每一个角都铰了一块

The small bit or portion so removed:
截下的一小块或部分：
例句：
There were nips of construction paper all over the child`s table.
孩子的桌子上满是彩色美术纸的碎片

A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air.
刺骨，尖锐：尖锐的、刺骨的特性，如寒冷空气
Severely sharp cold or frost.
极其寒冷或严寒
A cutting remark.
切过的记号
A sharp, biting flavor; a tang:
强烈辛辣的滋味；强烈的味道：
例句：
the nip of Mexican salsa.
墨西哥酱汁的辣味

来源：
Middle English nippen
中古英语 nippen
perhaps from Middle Dutch nipen
可能源自 中古荷兰语 nipen

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n.（名词）
A small amount of liquor.
一小口：少量的液体
v.（动词）
nipped,nip.ping,nips
v.tr.（及物动词）
To sip (alcoholic liquor) in small amounts:
少量小口地呷（酒）：
例句：
had been nipping brandy.
一直在小口地抿白兰地

v.intr.（不及物动词）
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

来源：
Probably short for nipperkin
可能为 nipperkin的简写
[of Dutch or Low German origin]
[起源于荷兰语或低地德语]