a nipper
He's just a nipper.
他只是个小家伙。
小孩;孩子
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小孩;孩子
a young person of either sex
He's just a nipper.
他只是个小家伙。
掐或夹的人或物
One who, or that which, nips.
一种鱼,即光鳃鱼
A fish, the cunner.
螃蟹或龙虾的螯
The claws of a crab or lobster.
幼蓝鱼
A young bluefish.
The nipper next door is always chasing the cat.
隔壁的小孩总在追猫。
My nipper starts school in September, so we are buying a uniform.
我家孩子九月要上学了,所以我们正在买校服。
The beach was full of nippers building sandcastles.
海滩上满是堆沙堡的小孩子。
He's just a nipper.
他只是个小家伙。
The nippers are playing in the garden.
孩子们在花园里玩耍。
指钳子或镊子。
She used a pair of nippers to cut the wire.
她用一把钳子剪断了电线。
指甲壳动物的螯。
The crab's nipper was raised defensively.
螃蟹的螯举起来防御。
Not this
He bought a nipper at the hardware store.
Use this
He bought some nippers at the hardware store.
作“钳子”解时,"nippers" 是复数形式,类似于 "scissors",英语中这类工具通常用复数。汉语中“镊子”是单数,故学习者易误用单数。
Not this
Please nipper the paper.
Use this
Please nip the paper.
"nipper" 是名词,表示“钳子”或“小孩”,不能作动词。"nip" 才是动词,意为“剪断”或“夹住”。学习者受 "-er" 后缀影响,误以为可作动词。
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