Word · Frequency #9708
nips
掐；捏；夹
nips is the third person singular of nip.
to pinch or squeeze something tightly and sharply between two surfaces or points
- 1.
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
夹住；捏住；掐住；夹紧。
- 2.
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
掐掉；咬掉；剪掉。
- 3.
To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
使(脸颊、手指、鼻子等)冻僵；冻麻。
- 4.
To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
(霜等)冻伤；抑制生长或活力；摧毁。
- 5.
To annoy, as by nipping.
使烦恼；折磨；困扰。
- 6.
To taunt.
嘲弄；奚落。
掐掉；剪掉；咬掉；（寒冷）刺骨；冻麻；冻伤；使枯萎；惹恼；烦扰；讽刺；奚落
In use
The puppy nipped at my ankle playfully.
She nipped off the dead leaves with her scissors.
The cold wind nipped at my cheeks as I walked outside.
Verb forms
base nip · third person nips · -ing nipping · past nipped · past participle nipped
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。
Connections
Collocations
- nip something in the bud
- 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。
- nip off
- 剪掉；掐掉
- She nipped off the dead leaves from the plant.她掐掉了植物上的枯叶。
- nip out
- 快速出去；溜出去
- I'm just nipping out for a coffee.我正要出去喝杯咖啡。
- nip through
- 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。
- nip at
- 轻咬；掐
- The puppy nipped at my fingers playfully.小狗调皮地轻咬我的手指。
- nip someone/something
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'nip' (/nɪp/), sharing the /ɪp/ ending. No common look-alike words with different pronunciations are noted.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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