nip
verb
uk/nɪp/us/nɪp/-pp-nipverb(GO QUICKLY)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]UKinformal
to gosomewherequicklyor besomewherefor only ashorttime:
快走;去一会儿Can you nipout/round/downto theshopfor me?你能替我跑一趟商店吗?
Shall we nipinto thecaféfor abitetoeat?我们要不要去咖啡馆随便吃点东西?
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
nipverb(PRESS QUICKLY)
[IorT]
topresssomethingquicklyandquitehard between twoobjects,especiallysharpobjectssuch asteethornails:
咬;夹;掐;捏Josie'shamsternipped me.乔西的仓鼠咬了我。
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- soar
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Squeezing and grinding
Idiom
nipsomethingin the bud
nip
noun
uk/nɪp/us/nɪp/nipnoun(COLD)
a nip (in the air)informal
If there is a nip in theair, theairoutsideisquitecold:
寒冷,严寒You cantellwinter's onitsway - there's arealnip in theairin themornings.你可以感觉到冬天即将来临——早晨颇感寒气袭人。
Cold
- Baltic
- be (as) cold as iceidiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- crispness
- dank
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- perished
- polar vortex
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- stone-cold
- ultracold
nipnoun(QUICK BITE/PRESS)
anoccasionwhen something nips apersonor thing:
咬;夹;掐;捏Thedoggave me a nip when we wereplaying.狗在和我玩的时候咬了我一下。
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- soar
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Squeezing and grinding
nipnoun(DRINK)
[C]UKinformal
asmallamountofstrongalcoholicdrink:
少量(烈性酒)a nip ofgin/brandy一点儿杜松子酒/白兰地
Alcohol - general words
- alcoholic
- alcopop
- Angostura
- aperitif
- bevvy
- booze
- intoxicant
- juice
- kick
- libation
- liquid lunch
- liquor
- pre-drink
- pre-drinking
- predrinks
- pregaming
- preload
- specific gravity
- tot
- usual
Idioms
a nip (here) and a tuck (there)
a nip and tuck
nip and tuck