sip
verb[IorT]
uk/sɪp/us/sɪp/-pp-C1
todrink, taking only a verysmallamountat atime:
呷,啜Thisteais veryhot, so sip itcarefully.这茶很烫,喝的时候小心点。
Sheslowlysipped(at)herwine.她慢慢地呷饮着葡萄酒。
to drink
- drinkWhat would you like to drink?
- haveI don't let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.
- sipShe sipped the tea carefully because it was hot.
- swigHe was swigging milk from the bottle.
- gulp (down)Stop gulping your water!
- slurpThe children were eating pizza and slurping lemonade.
Drinking
- consume
- drink
- drink(something)up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking fountain
- drinking water
- drunk
- mainline
- non-consuming
- non-consumption
- overindulge
- overindulgence
- overindulgent
- skol
- slurp
- sup
- swig
- swill
- wash
sip
noun[C]
uk/sɪp/us/sɪp/C2
a verysmallamountof adrinkthat you take intoyourmouth:
Hetookaslow,thoughtfulsip of hiscoffee.
Iletherhavea few sips of thewater.
- He took another sip ofwaterandglancedat hiswatch.
- Robynraisedtheglassto herlipsand took a first sip.
- Thestudentsflockedtolistento Smithtellstoriesbetween sips oftea.
Drinking
- consume
- drink
- drink(something)up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking fountain
- drinking water
- drunk
- mainline
- non-consuming
- non-consumption
- overindulge
- overindulgence
- overindulgent
- skol
- slurp
- sup
- swig
- swill
- wash