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BNC: 9708 COCA: 13918

nip

Word family 
nip1 /nɪp/ verb (nipped, nipping)
1  [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] British EnglishBrE informalGO to go somewhere quickly or for a short time 快走，急忙離去；去一會兒 SYN pop
Have we time to nip down the pub for a quick drink?
我們有沒有時間到酒吧去小坐一會兒喝點什麽？
Another car nipped in (=moved quickly into a space) in front of me.
另一輛車突然插到我前面。
I’ve got to nip home and change my clothes.
我得趕快回家去換一下衣服。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BITE to bite someone or something lightly 輕咬
She gently nipped the lobe of his ear.
她輕咬着他的耳垂。
nip at
The fish swam all around her and nipped at her legs.
魚兒在她身邊遊來遊去，輕輕咬着她的雙腿。
3  nip something in the bud PREVENTto prevent something from becoming a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts 把某事物消滅在萌芽狀態；對某事物一開始即加以阻止
Try to nip this kind of bad behaviour in the bud.
要盡早制止這種不良行爲。
Examples from the Corpus
nip something in the bud• It's important to nip this problem in the bud.• The idea is to nip minor school problems in the bud.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• It was the best way to nip this in the bud.• Far better to draw them into the school to nip things in the bud than leave them to ferment discontent.• If I'd known about their plan I could have nipped it in the bud there and then.
4  [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEPRESS to suddenly and quickly press something tightly between two fingers, edges, or surfaces 夾；鉗；掐 → pinch
Sally nipped her cheeks to make them look less pale.
薩莉擰了擰自己的臉頰，好讓臉色看上去不那麽蒼白。
He nipped his finger in the door.
他的手指被門夾了一下。
5  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] writtenHURT if cold weather or the wind nips at part of your body or at a plant, it hurts or damages it 〔嚴寒天氣或寒風〕凍得人疼痛；把植物凍壞
nip at
The frost nipped at our fingers.
嚴寒的天氣讓我們手指凍得生疼。
6 nip something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v DLGREMOVEto remove a small part of something, especially a plant, by pressing it tightly between your finger and thumb 掐掉，摘去〔尤指植物的一部分〕
She nipped off a dead flower.
她掐掉了一朵凋謝的花。
Examples from the Corpus
nip off• He drew on it, then took it out of his mouth and nipped the end off before dropping it on the floor.
Examples from the Corpus
nip• Note the fare rate number printed on the part to be nipped.• A school of fish swam around her feet, some nipping at her ankles.• It is a reflex born of predation by voracious crabs that nip at the tender tubeworm plumes with their claws.• In this case a budding urethral neurosis was nipped before it could really blossom.• She used those wolves for all they were worth, as though imaginary wolves still nipped her heels in the Clifton Mall.• The objective is to prevent, or at least nip in the bud, unwanted feelings.• When I took the hamster out of his cage, he nipped me.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• I was surprised how weak and light-headed I felt on nipping out of my hospital bed to recover a dropped book.• I could nip round the corner and bring some back for us both.• Keep the plants covered to keep frost from nipping them.
nip at• This stupid dog keeps nipping at my ankles.
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nip2 noun [countableC]
1  PRESSthe act or result of biting something lightly or pressing something between two fingers, edges, or surfaces 咬(住)；夾(住)
His dog gave me a painful nip on the leg.
他的狗咬疼了我的腿。
2  DFDDRINKa small amount of strong alcoholic drink 少量的烈性酒
nip of
a nip of brandy
一點白蘭地酒
3. a nip in the air COLDcoldness in the air 空氣中的寒氣[寒意]
4  nip and tuck informal
a) American EnglishAmENOT SURE equally likely to happen or not happen 概率相等，均有可能
We made it to the airport, but it was nip and tuck.
我們趕到了機場，不過險得很。
b) American EnglishAmEEQUAL if two competitors are nip and tuck in a race or competition, they are doing equally well 並駕齊驅，不相上下 SYN neck and neck
The fourth quarter was nip and tuck, but the Bulls won 92–90.
第四節兩隊不相上下，不過公牛隊最後以92比90取得了勝利。
c) a medical operation on your face or stomach that is done to make you look younger or thinner 整容手術
I might consider getting a nip and tuck in a few years' time.
過幾年我可能會考慮去做個整容手術。
Examples from the Corpus
nip and tuck• Rab won the first game; nip and tuck, not much in it; to lose the next.• It was nip and tuck up to 7-7 before Best opened up a 12-9 lead.• The fourth quarter was nip and tuck, but the Bulls won 92-90.
Examples from the Corpus
nip• He thought she might be on the point of offering him a nip of whisky but she did not go that far.• A nip here, a tuck there, and it was seven years ago.• He took to having a daily early-morning nip from a half-bottle of whisky in his hip pocket.• The dog gave me a playful nip.• He called his technique nips for blips, blips being the little green numbers that represent bond prices on the screens.• The nip on my cheeks of it confirms life.• It was nip and tuck up to 7-7 before Best opened up a 12-9 lead.• Already, the darkness was closing in, and there was a real winter nip in the air.• He was shortly drinking hard, following bourbon two-fers with nip bottles of Lucky Lager.
Origin nip1
(1300-1400) Middle Low German nipen
 nip2
1. (1500-1600) → NIP1
2. (1900-2000) Nipponese “Japanese” ((19-21 centuries)), from Japanese Nippon “Japan”
3. (1700-1800) Probably from nipperkin “small container for alcoholic drink” ((17-19 centuries)), probably from Dutch or Low German
nip1 verbnip2 noun
Corpus
BNC: 9708 COCA: 13918
BNC: 9708 COCA: 13918
BNC: 9708 COCA: 13918
nip
To move somewhere quickly: fly, hasten, speed...
To run: run, run, runner...
To have or use teeth: bite, bite, bite at...
To press or squeeze something: press, squeeze, depress...
The action or an instance of squeezing or pressing: squeeze, compression, nip...
Types and amounts of alcoholic drinks: alcohol, alcopop, aperitif...

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