nip something in the bud
collocation防患于未然；扼杀在萌芽状态
We should nip this problem in the bud before it gets worse.
我们应该在这个问题恶化之前将其扼杀在萌芽状态。
掐；捏；夹
nipped — past of nip
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掐；捏；夹
to pinch or squeeze something tightly and sharply between two surfaces or points
The puppy nipped at my ankle playfully.
小狗顽皮地轻咬了我的脚踝。
夹住；捏住；掐住；夹紧。
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
掐掉；咬掉；剪掉。
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
使(脸颊、手指、鼻子等)冻僵；冻麻。
To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
(霜等)冻伤；抑制生长或活力；摧毁。
To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
nip
Base
原形
nips
3rd person
第三人称单数
nipping
-ing
现在分词
nipped
Past
过去式
nipped
Past participle
过去分词
He nips the wire with pliers.
他用钳子夹断电线。
She nipped the bud off the stem.
她掐掉了茎上的花蕾。
The dog is nipping at my heels.
那只狗正在咬我的脚后跟。
规则动词：过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing，第三人称单数加-s。
She nipped off the dead leaves with her scissors.
她用剪刀剪掉了枯叶。
The cold wind nipped at my cheeks as I walked outside.
我走到外面时，寒风刺骨，吹得脸颊生疼。
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防患于未然；扼杀在萌芽状态
We should nip this problem in the bud before it gets worse.
我们应该在这个问题恶化之前将其扼杀在萌芽状态。
剪掉；掐掉
She nipped off the dead leaves from the plant.
她掐掉了植物上的枯叶。
快速出去；溜出去
I'm just nipping out for a coffee.
我正要出去喝杯咖啡。
快速穿过
He nipped through the crowd to catch the bus.
他快速穿过人群去赶公交车。
轻咬；掐
The puppy nipped at my fingers playfully.
小狗调皮地轻咬我的手指。
捏；夹；咬某人/某物
The crab nipped my toe.
螃蟹夹了我的脚趾。
防患于未然；扼杀在摇篮里
We must nip this problem in the bud before it escalates.
我们必须在问题升级之前把它扼杀在摇篮里。
势均力敌；不相上下
The race was nip and tuck until the last lap.
比赛直到最后一圈都难分胜负。
紧跟某人；紧追不舍
The detective was nipping at the criminal's heels.
侦探紧紧追着罪犯不放。
我要把它扼杀在萌芽状态！
Homer said he would nip the problem in the bud before it got worse.
霍默说他会趁问题变得更糟之前将其扼杀在萌芽状态。
我要把这事扼杀在萌芽状态。
Jerry decided to nip the gossip in the bud by addressing it directly.
杰瑞决定直接处理，把流言扼杀在摇篮里。
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想象用指甲轻轻一捏（nip），就像咬一小口，记住"nip"有"捏、夹、咬一小口"的意思。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、文学描述、新闻报道 动词nip常表示‘轻咬’或‘掐’，多用于日常对话和文学作品，在‘nip in the bud’等习语中也可用于正式语境。
All listed words rhyme with 'nip' (/nɪp/), sharing the /ɪp/ ending. No common look-alike words with different pronunciations are noted.
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