nip n. 〔美口〕=Niponese. vt. (-pp-) 1.夹,捏,掐;(马、狗等)咬。 2.摘取,剪断 (off)。 3.冻伤(手指等),冻死(植株);阻止,阻碍(生长等);使挫折。 4.〔俚语〕抢去;偷;逮捕。 The crab nipped my toe. 螃蟹夹了我的脚趾。 nip in the bud 在萌芽时摘取,防患于未然;消灭于萌芽状态。 vi. 1.夹,捏,掐,咬。 2.(寒风等)刺骨。 3.〔俚语〕跑,赶 (along in; off on)。 nip in [out]忽然跳进[出];插嘴 (nip in with a smart question 乘机提出尖锐的质问)。 n. 1.一夹,一捏,一掐,使劲的一咬;一小片。 2.霜害;阻碍;寒气,严寒。 3.讽刺,痛骂。 4.【航海】(冰封船两边的)强压。 5.【地质学;地理学】狭缩。 nip and tuck 〔美口〕竞走时不相上下。 n. (酒等的)一口,少量。 freshen the nip 〔口语〕以酒解酒〔醉醒后再喝点酒〕。 vi. (-pp-) 一点儿一点儿地喝,呷。
The mideast crisis would have accelerated. the china initiative could have been nipped in the bud . 中东危机可能加快速度,对中国的主动行动可能夭折。
He had nipped in the bud the possible meeting between eustacia and her old lover this very night . 当天晚上,游苔莎跟她的旧情人可能的会晤,刚一发芽,就让他给掐掉了。
The gent has taken off his clothes and put on his bathing-suit, but the water is getting colder and there is an autumn nip in the air . 那位绅士已脱去衣服,穿上浴衣,可惜水越来越冷,而且空中也有秋季的寒风。
Jon ought to be told, so that either his feeling might be nipped in the bud, or, flowering in spite of the past, might come to fruition . 这事应当让乔恩知道,这样他说不定在含苞未放时就打掉爱情的花朵或者不管过去的那一切,让它开花结果。
There ' s a nip in the air today : winter ' s coming 今天空气中有一种刺痛,冬天来了。
There is a real nip in the air this morning 早晨空气中有一股刺骨的寒气。
I had to stop when another car nipped in in front of me 另一辆汽车突然插队到我前面,我不得不停车。
Efficacy of three regimens of nip in the treatment of 72 patients with non - small cell lung cancer 紫杉醇联合顺铂治疗晚期食管癌近期临床观察
Any ill - feeling has to be nipped in the bud before it develops into open revolt 必须把一切恶感在发展成公开对抗之前,就消灭于萌芽状态之中。