[with obj.]pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply
掐住;压住;紧紧咬住
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one of the dogs nipped him on the leg 其中一只狗一下咬住了他的腿
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[no obj.]
his teeth nipped at her ear .他的牙齿咬了她的耳朵。
(of the cold or frost)cause sharp pain or harm to
(寒冷,霜冻)啮噬;冻伤
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the vegetable garden, nipped now by frost .现在被霜冻啮噬着的菜园。
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掐去;夹去。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
〈英,非正式〉 跑开
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I'm just nipping down to the Post Office .我正一溜烟地向邮局跑去。
[with obj.]
〈美, 非正式〉 悄悄地拿;偷。
a sharp pinch, squeeze, or bite
紧紧一掐;一夹;一咬。
a feeling of biting cold
(严寒等的)刺骨
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there was a real winter nip in the air .空气里有种真正刺骨的冬寒。
a small quantity or sip of spirit
一小口,一抿(烈酒)。
take a sip or sips of spirits
一小口一小口地抿酒
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the men nipped from the bottle .他们从瓶子里一小口一小口地抿酒喝。
〈非 正式,冒犯〉 日本佬,小日本。
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in the nip Irish informal in the nude; naked 〈爱 尔兰,非正式〉 赤裸的;裸体的 -
nip something in the bud suppress or destroy something, especially at an early stage 把(某物)扼杀在萌芽状态
" late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin.late 18th cent. (originally denoting a half-pint of ale): probably an abbreviation of the rare term