nip
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb. 轻咬; 轻捏
I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies. 我知道一些狗咬婴儿的事例。
2. N-COUNT Nip is also a noun. 轻咬; 轻捏
Incidents range from a nip, which fails to break the skin or draw blood, to serious injuries. 各种情况都有，从并未咬破皮肤或出血的轻伤到重伤。
3. N-COUNT A nip is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink. (烈性酒的) 一小口
She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac. 她有一个偶尔就着瓶子喝一小口法国白兰地的习惯。
4. to nip something in the budPHRASE →see bud
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nip /nɪp/ (nipping,nipped,nips)
剑桥词典
nip verb (GO QUICKLY)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] UK informalto go somewhere quickly or be somewhere for only a short time
快走；去一会儿
Can you nip out/round/down to the shop for me? 你能替我跑一趟商店吗？
Shall we nip in to the café for a bite to eat ? 我们要不要去咖啡馆随便吃点东西？
nip verb (PRESS QUICKLY)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to press something quickly and quite hard between two objects , especially sharp objects such as teeth or nails
咬；夹；掐；捏
Josie's hamster nipped me. 乔西的仓鼠咬了我。