clip

noun

/klɪp/

Idioms

[countable] a short part of a film that is shown separately电影片段
- Here is a clip from her latest movie.这是她最新电影的片段。
- a clip from a Sherlock Holmes movie剪自福尔摩斯影片的一个片段
- You will see in this clip how well she acts.在这个片段里你会看到她的表演有多好。
- The documentary began with a clip from the President's inauguration speech.这部纪录片以总统就职演说的片段开始。
Topics Film and theatreb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- short
- film
- …
verb + clip
- see
- view
- watch
- …
preposition
- in a/the clip
- clip from
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[countable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) a small metal or plastic object used for holding things together or in place（金属或塑料的）夹子，回形针
- a hair clip发夹
- toe clips on a bicycle自行车上的踏脚夹套
- She put a clip in her hair.她别了一个发夹。
see also bicycle clip, Bulldog clip™, crocodile clip, paper clip
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bicycle
- hair
- nose
- …
verb + clip
- attach
- fasten
- put
- …
clip + verb
- hold something
[countable] a piece of jewellery that fastens to your clothes首饰别针
- a diamond clip钻石别针
[singular] the act of cutting something to make it shorter剪短；修剪
- He gave the hedge a clip.他把树篱修剪了一下。
[countable] (British English, informal) a quick hit with your hand（用手）猛击，抽打
- She gave him a clip round the ear for being cheeky.她因他放肆给了他一记耳光。
[countable] a set of bullets in a metal container that is placed in or attached to a gun for firing子弹夹；弹匣
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ammo
- ammunition
- empty
- …
verb + clip
- empty
- load
- unload
- …

词源noun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 6 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.

Idioms

at a fast, good, steady, etc. clip

(especially North American English) quickly迅速；很快地
- Land prices will rise at a healthy clip.土地价格将稳步上涨。

clip

verb

/klɪp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they clip	/klɪp/ /klɪp/
he / she / it clips	/klɪps/ /klɪps/
past simple clipped	/klɪpt/ /klɪpt/
past participle clipped	/klɪpt/ /klɪpt/
-ing form clipping	/ˈklɪpɪŋ/ /ˈklɪpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[transitive, intransitive] to fasten something to something else with a clip; to be fastened with a clip夹住；别住；被夹住
- clip something + adv./prep. He clipped the microphone (on) to his collar.他把麦克风别在衣领上。
- Clip the pages together.把这些散页夹在一起。
- + adv./prep. Do those earrings clip on?那些耳环是夹戴的吗？
[transitive] to cut something with scissors or shears, in order to make it shorter or neater; to remove something from somewhere by cutting it off剪（掉）；修剪
- clip something to clip a hedge修剪树篱
- clip something from something/off (something) He clipped off a length of wire.他剪掉了一段金属线。
- He clipped off a piece of wire with the pliers.他用钳子剪掉了一段电线。
- His hair had been clipped as closely as possible to the scalp.他的头发已经尽可能地剪到了头皮。
- The trees had been clipped into formal shapes.那些树已经修剪成整齐的形状了。
[transitive] to hit the edge or side of something碰撞（某物的边缘或侧面）
- clip something The car clipped the kerb as it turned.汽车转弯时撞上了马路牙子。
- clip something + adv./prep. She clipped the ball into the net.她把球斜推入网。
[transitive] clip something (out of/from something) to cut something out of something else using scissors从…剪下
- to clip a coupon (out of the paper)（从报纸上）剪下赠券

词源verb sense 1 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. verb senses 2 to 4 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.

Idioms

clip somebody’s wings

to limit a person’s freedom or power限制某人的自由（或权力）
- Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings.有了一个要照顾的新婴儿，她的翅膀断了。