kip

kip1
(informal)(非正式)
noun
  1. (Brit.)a sleep; a nap
    (英)睡觉；打盹
    I might have a little kip.
    我可以小睡一下。
    [mass noun]he was trying to get some kip.
    他想要睡一会。
    ■(chiefly Scottish)a bed
    (主苏格兰)床
  2. (Irish)a place that is considered to be unpleasant, typically because it is dirty or sordid
    (爱尔兰)（尤指因肮脏）让人讨厌的地方
    he couldn't get a start in this kip of a city.
    在这个肮脏的城市中他无法起步自己的事业。
(kipped, kipping)
  1. [no obj., with adverbial](Brit.)sleep
    (英)睡觉
    they kipped down for the night.
    他们睡下来过夜。
语源
  1. mid 18th cent. (in the sense 'brothel'): perhaps related to Danish kippe 'hovel, tavern'
kip2
noun
  1. (in leather-making) the hide of a young or small animal
    （皮革制造用语）小动物皮
    ■a set or bundle of such hides
    一套（或一捆）小动物皮
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps related to Middle Dutch kip, kijp 'bundle (of hides')
kip3
(复同单，或 kips)
  1. the basic monetary unit of Laos, equal to 100 ats
    基普（老挝基本货币单位，1基普等于100阿特）
语源
  1. Thai
kip4
noun
  1. (in Australia) a small piece of wood from which coins are spun in the game of two-up
    （澳大利亚）（抛双币打赌游戏的）抛币木
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: perhaps related to Irish cipin 'small stick, dibble'
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