pip

noun

/pɪp/

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(especially British English)
(North American English usually seed)
the small hard seed that is found in some types of fruit（某些水果的）种子，籽
- an apple/orange pip苹果籽；橙子籽
Topics Foodc2
the pips
[plural] (British English) a series of short high sounds, especially those used when giving the exact time on the radio嘟嘟声；（尤指电台的）报时信号
- The news will follow the pips at six o’clock.新闻将在六点钟跟随新闻。
Topics TV, radio and newsc2
(North American English) one of the small round marks showing the value on dice and dominoes; one of the marks showing the value and suit of a playing card（色子、骨牌、纸牌上的）点

词源noun sense 1 late 18th cent.: abbreviation of pippin. noun sense 2 early 20th cent.: imitative. noun sense 3 late 16th cent. (originally peep, denoting each of the dots on playing cards, dice, and dominoes): of unknown origin.

pip

verb

/pɪp/

(British English, informal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pip	/pɪp/ /pɪp/
he / she / it pips	/pɪps/ /pɪps/
past simple pipped	/pɪpt/ /pɪpt/
past participle pipped	/pɪpt/ /pɪpt/
-ing form pipping	/ˈpɪpɪŋ/ /ˈpɪpɪŋ/

pip somebody to beat somebody in a race, competition, etc. by only a small amount or at the last moment以微弱优势击败；险胜；终于战胜
- She pipped her rival for the gold medal.她险胜对手，夺得金牌。
- He was pipped at/to the post for the top award.他到终点时以些微之差被超越，失去了冠军。
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
词源verb late 19th cent.: from the noun pip.

Pip

/pɪp/

the central character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens点子：查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）的小说《远大前程》（Great Expectations）中的中心人物

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