nipping

英 [ˈnɪpɪŋ]

美 [ˈnɪpɪŋ]

adj.  锋利的；刺骨的；尖酸刻薄的

GRE

柯林斯词典

• VERB 迅速前往;急忙赶往
  If younipsomewhere, usually somewhere nearby, you go there quickly or for a short time.
  1. Should I nip out and get some groceries?...
     要我赶紧出去一趟买些食品吗？
  2. Wayne is always nipping down to the corner shop for him...
     韦恩总是一溜烟跑到街角商店找他。
  3. Beasley told me he'd seen you, so I nipped straight home.
     比斯利告诉我他看到你了，所以我就赶快直接回家了。
• VERB 轻咬;轻掐;轻捏
  If an animal or personnipsyou, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb.
  1. I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies...
     我知道有一些狗咬婴儿的事情。
  2. He nipped Billy's cheek with two rough fingers.
     他用两个粗糙的手指捏了捏比利的脸蛋。
  3. Nipis also a noun.
     
  4. Some ants can give you a nasty nip.
     一些蚂蚁会咬得你很疼。
• N-COUNT (烈性酒的)一小口，一呷，少量
  Anipis a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink.
  1. She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac.
     她有偶尔喝一小口干邑的习惯。
• tonipsomethingin the bud→ see:bud

英英释义

adj

• pleasantly cold and invigorating
  1. crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
  2. a nipping wind
  3. a nippy fall day
  4. snappy weather
  Synonym:crispfrostynippysnappy
• capable of wounding
  1. a barbed compliment
  2. a biting aphorism
  3. pungent satire
  Synonym:barbedbitingpungentmordacious

双语例句

• The high-tech facial machine of LPG company applies particular three-dimensional concept, tightens and lifts the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissues by means of unique techniques of sucking and nipping.
  lpg系列的面部高科技系列仪器，采用独有的“三维概念”，通过独特的吸力和夹力对表皮、真皮、皮下组织的作用，令肌肉得到紧致及提升的功效。
• The gardener was nipping off the side shoots from his chrysanthemums.
  园丁正在把菊花的边芽掐掉。
• Nipping Evil in the Bud or Free Development: Two Opposite Moral Education Patterns& The Comparison Study of School Moral Education between China and America; DuPont "Tyvek? DuPont" Tyvek apparel provides excellent protection against microscopic airborne particles.
  防微杜渐与自由发展两种德育模式的对立&中美学校道德教育比较研究杜邦“特卫强：杜邦”特卫强防护服有效阻挡空气中的微粒。
• You do want to be careful when dealing with cuticles, because you don't want to do too much nipping with it.
  当你处理你指甲根部的外皮时，你应该很小心。因为你不不会想要它太锋利了。
• Successful cockatoo families must be able to accommodate a little screaming every now and again; a little nipping, sometimes; and occasional demolition of human possessions.
  成功的鹦鹉家庭必须能够容纳它时常一点的尖叫，小咬，有时，偶尔破坏人类的财产。
• Our small cafe has been nipping at the heels of the large coffee chains.
  我们的小咖啡厅正紧咬著大型咖啡连锁店的生意。
• Economists explain the friction as part of a world economy pecking order: China is nipping at the heels of the US, India at the heels of China.
  经济学家解释说，摩擦是世界经济啄序的体现：中国紧随美国之后，印度则跟在中国之后。
• A remarkable example is the low-set Corgi, perhaps one foot tall at the shoulders, that can drive a herd of cows many times its size to pasture by leaping and nipping at their heels.
  显着的例子是低设置威尔士矮脚狗，也许一只脚，身高在肩膀上，即可以驾驶一群奶牛很多次，其大小牧场跨越式和锋利在其继。
• I was nipping up and down the stairs most of the time.
  大部分时间我都是在楼梯上来回跑动。
• The bombs had already exploded, so advising people against nipping out for a sandwich did not seem the most logical of responses.
  ***已经炸了，建议人们不要出去吃三明治，这样的回应方式似乎不合逻辑。