nip

nip1
(nipped, nipping)
  1. [with obj.]pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply
    掐住，压住，紧紧咬住
    one of the dogs nipped him on the leg.
    其中一只狗一下咬住了他的腿。
    [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
    the vegetable garden, nipped now by frost.
    现在被霜冻啮噬着的菜园。
    ■(nip something off)remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply
    掐去，夹去
  2. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](Brit. informal)go quickly
    (英，非正式)跑开
    I'm just nipping down to the Post Office.
    我正一溜烟地向邮局跑去。
  3. [with obj.](US informal)steal or snatch (something)
    (美，非正式)悄悄地拿，偷
noun
  1. 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
    there was a real winter nip in the air.
    空气里有种真正刺骨的冬寒。
常用词组
in the nip
  1. (Irish informal)in the nude; naked
    (爱尔兰，非正式)赤裸的；裸体的
nip something in the bud
  1. suppress or destroy something, especially at an early stage
    把（某物）扼杀在萌芽状态
语源
  1. late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin
nip2
noun
  1. a small quantity or sip of spirits
    一小口，一抿（烈酒）
(nipped, nipping)
  1. [no obj.]take a sip or sips of spirits
    一小口一小口地抿酒
    the men nipped from the bottle.
    他们从瓶子里一小口一小口地抿酒喝。
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (originally denoting a half-pint of ale): probably an abbreviation of the rare term nipperkin 'small measure'; compare with Low German and Dutch nippen 'to sip'
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