(of a person or their actions) quick; nimble (人,动作)敏捷的;灵活的 he used to be a very nippy scrum half. 他曾是个动作敏捷的争球前卫。 nippy footwork. 灵活的步法。 ■(of a motor vehicle) able to accelerate quickly (汽车)可以很快加大马力的
(informal, historical)a waitress in any of the restaurants of J. Lyons & Co. Ltd in London from about 1920 to 1950 (非正式,史)(1920—1950年J•里昂有限公司伦敦餐馆里的)女招待
派生 nippily adverb 语源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'inclined to nip'): from the verb nip + -y