pips in [fruit]
(名词)pip 指苹果、橙子等水果里的硬小籽,常用复数 pips。
There are a lot of pips in these oranges.
这些橙子里有很多籽。
小毛病;果仁;短促的电子音(如倒计时或投币提示音);外汇交易中的最小价格变动单位;痂
a disease of poultry
Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
短促的电子音(如倒计时或投币提示音)
One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment to continue the call.
外汇交易中的最小价格变动单位
The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
A spot; a speck.
A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
She carefully removed the pips from the apple before making the pie.
她做苹果派前,小心地把苹果籽剔了出来。
用法提示:句中的“pips”是名词复数,指苹果里的小硬籽。
He jokingly spat the watermelon pips into the garden.
他开玩笑地把西瓜籽吐到园子里。
用法提示:这里的“pips”为名词复数,表示西瓜籽。
The children counted the pips in their slices of orange.
孩子们数着自己那瓣橙子里的籽。
用法提示:这里“pips”是名词复数,指橙子中的小籽。
(名词)pip 指苹果、橙子等水果里的硬小籽,常用复数 pips。
There are a lot of pips in these oranges.
这些橙子里有很多籽。
(动词,英国英语)表示在最后关头以微弱优势击败对手,常用于比赛或名次争夺。
She pipped her rival at the post for the gold medal.
她在最后一刻险胜对手,夺得金牌。
(动词)表示去掉水果的籽,多见于烹饪说明。
Pip the grapes before adding them to the salad.
把葡萄去籽后再放进沙拉。
最通用的说法;pip 尤见于英式英语,指苹果、橙子等果实中的小籽,seed 适用范围更广。
美式英语常用,多指较大而硬的果核,不用于描述 pip 那样的小籽。
英式英语常用,指较大的硬核,与 pip 的小籽有别;还可用作动词表示去核。
grammar · medium
易错句子I swallowed a peach pip.
正确表达I swallowed a peach stone.
pip 只指苹果、橙子等水果里的小籽;桃、杏、李这类水果的大硬核应叫 stone(美式英语说 pit)。不要把所有“核/籽”都错译成 pip。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our team was pipped in the post by a last-minute goal.
正确表达Our team was pipped at the post by a last-minute goal.
pip someone at the post 是固定习语,意思是“在最后关头以极小差距击败某人”,介词固定用 at,不用 in。这里 in the post 不符合习语搭配,应改为 at the post。
本反义组对应 pip 作不及物动词、意为“死”的义项;live 与 die 相对。pip 还有“果仁”“小毛病”等名词义,不在本反义范围内。
pip 指苹果、橙子等水果里的小籽,pit 指桃、樱桃、牛油果等的大硬核;表示大果核时用 pit,不用 pip。
pip 和 kernel 都可能译成“果仁”,但 pip 指苹果、橙子等水果的小籽,kernel 指坚果或果核内可食用的仁;说苹果籽用 pip,说松仁、核桃仁用 kernel。
pip 与 pep 拼写相近、读音易混,但 pip 指水果的小籽,pep 指精力、活力;要表达“有精神”时用 pep,不用 pip。
苹果籽
She always removes the apple pips before giving the fruit to her toddler.
她总是在把苹果给幼儿之前去掉苹果籽。
橙子籽
The orange pips are small but very bitter.
橙子籽虽小,但很苦。
去掉籽
Remove the pips from the apples before making the pie.
做苹果派之前要先去籽。
吐出籽
He ate the grapes and spat out the pips.
他吃葡萄时把籽吐了出来。
感到不适;有点小毛病
I think I have the pip – I feel a bit off today.
我想我有点不舒服——今天感觉不太对劲。
在最后关头险胜某人;以微弱优势击败某人
He pipped his rival at the post to win the gold medal.
他以微弱优势险胜对手,夺得金牌。
使某人心烦;惹恼某人
His constant whistling really gives me the pip.
他不停吹口哨真让我心烦。
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