clipped
adjective
uk/klɪpt/us/klɪpt/clippedadjective(SPEAKING)
with wordspronouncedquicklyandclearly, sometimes withpartsmissing, or in a veryshortandunfriendlyway:
急促的；短促的；生硬干脆的Iheardthe clippedtonesof hissecretarysaying "I have Mr Watson for you."我听见他的秘书急促地说：“沃森先生找您。”
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- assonance
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- segmental
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
clippedadjective(TIDY)
cutshortandtidy:
修剪过的a clippedbeard/moustache修剪过的胡须／小胡子
Clean & tidy
- (as) clean as a (new) pinidiom
- apple pie
- aseptic
- be in apple-pie orderidiom
- cleanliness
- neatly
- neatness
- non-clogging
- non-polluting
- ordered
- orderly
- spotless
- spotlessly
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- sterile
- super-clean
- tidy
- trim
- well kept