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clip sth
表示修剪、剪短，常用于园艺或理发。
He clipped the hedge into shape.
他把树篱修剪成形状。
剪；剪短；缩短
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剪；剪短；缩短
To cut with scissors or shears; to cut short or shorten.
He clipped the hedge into shape.
他把树篱修剪成形状。
紧紧夹住。
To grip tightly.
剪；用剪刀等工具切割。
To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
用夹子固定。
To fasten with a clip.
削减；缩短。
To curtail; to cut short.
clip
Base
原形
clips
3rd person
第三人称单数
clipping
-ing
现在分词
clipped
Past
过去式
clipped
Past participle
过去分词
She clips the papers together.
她把文件夹在一起。
He clipped his nails yesterday.
他昨天剪了指甲。
I am clipping the coupons now.
我正在剪优惠券。
规则动词
She clipped the hedge into neat shapes.
她把树篱修剪成整齐的形状。
He clipped the article from the newspaper.
他从报纸上剪下了那篇文章。
The nurse clipped the ID badge onto the patient's gown.
护士把身份牌夹在患者的病号服上。
表示修剪、剪短，常用于园艺或理发。
He clipped the hedge into shape.
他把树篱修剪成形状。
表示用夹子固定，常用于衣物或文件。
She clipped the microphone onto her collar.
她把麦克风夹在衣领上。
表示从报纸、杂志上剪下文字或图片。
I clipped a coupon from the newspaper.
我从报纸上剪下一张优惠券。
Not this
He clipped the paper on the board.
Use this
He clipped the paper to the board.
英语中，动词clip表示‘夹住’时，常与介词to搭配，表示夹在某个物体上，而不是用on。
Not this
She clipped her finger.
Use this
She cut her finger.
英语中，clip作为动词‘修剪’时，通常用于指甲、头发、纸张等，而不用于意外割伤皮肤；意外割伤应用cut。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
剪指甲
You should clip your nails regularly.
你应该定期剪指甲。
修剪树篱
He spent the afternoon clipping the hedge.
他一下午都在修剪树篱。
剪优惠券
My grandmother used to clip coupons from the newspaper.
我祖母过去常从报纸上剪优惠券。
用夹子把文件夹在一起
Please clip the papers together before you file them.
归档前请把文件夹在一起。
限制某人的自由
The new regulations clipped the team's wings.
新规定限制了团队的自主权。
把用时缩短两秒
She clipped two seconds off her personal best.
她把自己的个人最好成绩缩短了两秒。
限制某人的自由或权力；削弱某人的能力
The new rules clipped the manager's wings, so she could no longer hire staff.
新规定限制了经理的权力，她不能再聘用员工了。
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联想‘clip’声：夹子‘咔哒’夹住(clip)，剪刀‘咔嚓’剪(clip)，两个动作都是clip。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常剪裁或剪发、办公或手工用夹子固定、影视媒体剪辑、计算机图形或电子信号处理 clip 作动词时含义较多，语气通常为中性，但具体语域随使用场景变化：日常剪裁和夹住多用于一般口语与写作；影视剪辑和计算机图形中的用法比较常见于专业语境；体育术语则限于特定项目。建议根据上下文判断。
All six words rhyme with clip: they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and final consonant /p/. Beware lookalikes such as clique /kliːk/, which looks similar but sounds different.
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