nip

verb

/nɪp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they nip	/nɪp/ /nɪp/
he / she / it nips	/nɪps/ /nɪps/
past simple nipped	/nɪpt/ /nɪpt/
past participle nipped	/nɪpt/ /nɪpt/
-ing form nipping	/ˈnɪpɪŋ/ /ˈnɪpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[transitive, intransitive] to give somebody/something a quick painful bite or pressing their skin together hard with your finger and thumb啃咬；掐；咬住；夹住
- nip something He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
- nip at something She nipped at my arm.她掐了一下我的胳膊。
- The rats nipped at her flesh.老鼠咬她的肉。
[intransitive, transitive] (of cold, wind, etc.寒气、风等) to harm or damage something伤害；损害
- nip at something The icy wind nipped at our faces.寒风刺疼了我们的脸。
- nip something The new leaves had been nipped by a late frost.新叶被晚霜冻坏了。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (British English, informal) to go somewhere quickly and/or for only a short time快速去（某处）；急忙赶往 synonym pop
- He's just nipped out to the bank.他急匆匆去银行了。
- A car nipped in (= got in quickly) ahead of me.一辆车突然插到我前面。
- nipping to the shops快步走向商店
- The boy nipped down the alley out of sight.男孩飞快地跑进小巷，不见了。
- She's just nipped out for a few minutes.她刚出去几分钟。
- I'm just nipping down to the shops for some bread.我正要去商店买些面包。
- I'll just nip into the post office.我会很快去趟邮局。
- I nipped round the corner.我拐过拐角。
- He nipped in through a side door.他从侧门溜了进来。

词源verb late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin.

Idioms

nip something in the bud

to stop something when it has just begun because you can see that problems will come from it将…扼杀在萌芽状态；防患于未然

nip

noun

/nɪp/

the act of giving somebody a small bite or pressing their skin together hard with your finger and thumb啃咬；掐
- The dog gave her a painful nip on the leg.狗在她腿上狠狠地咬了一口。
(informal) a feeling of cold寒冷；寒意
- There was a real nip in the air.空中有一股刺骨的寒气。
see also nippy
(informal) a small drink of strong alcohol少量的烈酒

词源noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin. noun sense 3 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’.