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a clip for [noun/gerund]
表示用途，后接名词或动名词。
She used a clip for her hair.
她用了一个发夹来夹头发。
夹子；回形针；别针
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
夹子；回形针；别针
A small device used to hold or fasten things together.
She used a clip for her hair.
她用了一个发夹来夹头发。
如纸夹、发夹等
夹持或抓取某物的东西；将一物连接至另一物的装置。
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
从较大整体上剪下的东西。
Something which has been clipped from a larger whole
弹夹
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
(通常指快速的)速度或步伐。
An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
He inserted a fresh clip into his rifle.
他将一个新弹夹装进步枪。
AI contextual example
The soldier quickly released the empty clip and loaded another one.
士兵迅速卸下空弹夹，装上另一个。
AI contextual example
Each clip holds thirty rounds of ammunition.
每个弹夹可装三十发弹药。
AI contextual example
he could do ten at a clip
他一次能干十个。
WordNet
表示用途，后接名词或动名词。
She used a clip for her hair.
她用了一个发夹来夹头发。
指容纳的物体，通常用于弹药。
He loaded a clip of bullets into the gun.
他把一夹子弹装进枪里。
构成复合名词，表示特定种类的夹子。
I need a paper clip to hold these pages together.
我需要一个回形针来夹住这些纸。
Not this
I need clip for my papers.
Use this
I need a clip for my papers.
中文中没有冠词，学生常忘记使用不定冠词 'a'，英语中可数名词单数前需加冠词。
Not this
I used a clamp to secure the documents.
Use this
I used a clip to secure the documents.
学生常混淆'clip'和'clamp'，'clip'指小夹子，'clamp'指大夹钳，此处应用'clip'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
回形针
I used a paper clip to hold the papers together.
我用回形针把文件夹在一起。
发夹
She put a hair clip in her hair.
她在头发上别了个发夹。
子弹夹
He inserted a bullet clip into the gun.
他把子弹夹插入枪中。
视频片段
I watched a short video clip on social media.
我在社交媒体上看了一个短视频片段。
剪贴画
The presentation includes some clip art.
演示文稿包含一些剪贴画。
剪贴板
He wrote notes on a clip board.
他在剪贴板上写笔记。
一次，一口气
He can eat four hot dogs at a clip.
他一次能吃四个热狗。
敲竹杠的场所（尤指夜总会）
That bar is a clip joint; they charged us $20 for a beer.
那家酒吧是个宰客的地方，一杯啤酒收了我们20美元。
Use clip naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
clip 音似'可立普'，联想夹子一夹即固定，快速普遍。
通常用于指各种小扣件，如回形针、发夹等，常见于日常生活和办公场景，语域为中性。
All six words rhyme with 'clip' because they share the identical stressed vowel /ɪ/ and final consonant /p/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.