英语词汇“nippy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cold weather► cold

· This is the coldest winter we've had in years.· a cold January eveningit's cold (=the weather is cold) · Put your gloves on - it's cold outside today.it gets cold · It gets really cold here at night.cold weather · The layer of fat below a goose's skin protects it from cold weather.

► the cold

cold weather - use this to emphasize how unpleasant and uncomfortable it is outside: · Come in. Don't stand out there in the cold.

► chilly

cold, but not extremely cold: · a chilly morning in Aprilit's chilly (=the weather is chilly): · It's a little chilly out here - I think we'll go inside.it gets/turns chilly: · Temperatures were in the 80s on Tuesday, but it turned chilly Wednesday afternoon.

► nippy

informal a little cold: · The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy.it's nippy (=the weather is nippy): · I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here.

► frosty

very cold, when everything is covered in a thin white layer of ice, and the sky is often bright and clear: · They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.· It was a frosty autumn morning with spiders' webs glistening in the frozen grass.

► wintry

cold with snow or rain, and typical of the weather you often have in winter: · We can expect a few wintry showers on the northern hills.· Outside it was a cold wintry day, but Anne felt safe and warm inside by the fire.

► cold spell

a period of several days or weeks when the weather is much colder than usual: · Last month's cold spell was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of old people.· The price of firewood usually shoots up during cold spells.

► cold snap

a sudden short period of very cold weather: · It was a wintry day in April in the middle of an unexpected cold snap.

单词	nippy
释义	nippynip‧py /ˈnɪpi/ adjective informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here. It still seems a little nippy out there. The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A nippy three-door hatchback, the Metro 1.1s is a car for all the family to enjoy. His emphasis is on the practical strategies and nippy footwork essential for survival. It's more a case of being nippy balanced and willing. It is early June, but the mornings are still nippy. Right: The Vauxhall Chevette looks what it is: a nippy, small family hatchback saloon car. Say that it's quite nippy, and jolly safe when overtaking. So big a man is never going to be exactly nippy, but he is not slow and not without ball-sense. Their aircraft was also in a class of its own, being small and very nippy. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorcold weather► cold · This is the coldest winter we've had in years.· a cold January eveningit's cold (=the weather is cold) · Put your gloves on - it's cold outside today.it gets cold · It gets really cold here at night.cold weather · The layer of fat below a goose's skin protects it from cold weather. ► the cold cold weather - use this to emphasize how unpleasant and uncomfortable it is outside: · Come in. Don't stand out there in the cold. ► chilly cold, but not extremely cold: · a chilly morning in Aprilit's chilly (=the weather is chilly): · It's a little chilly out here - I think we'll go inside.it gets/turns chilly: · Temperatures were in the 80s on Tuesday, but it turned chilly Wednesday afternoon. ► nippy informal a little cold: · The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy.it's nippy (=the weather is nippy): · I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here. ► frosty very cold, when everything is covered in a thin white layer of ice, and the sky is often bright and clear: · They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.· It was a frosty autumn morning with spiders' webs glistening in the frozen grass. ► wintry cold with snow or rain, and typical of the weather you often have in winter: · We can expect a few wintry showers on the northern hills.· Outside it was a cold wintry day, but Anne felt safe and warm inside by the fire. ► cold spell a period of several days or weeks when the weather is much colder than usual: · Last month's cold spell was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of old people.· The price of firewood usually shoots up during cold spells. ► cold snap a sudden short period of very cold weather: · It was a wintry day in April in the middle of an unexpected cold snap. 1weather that is nippy is slightly cold SYN chilly: It’s a bit nippy out there.2British English able to move quickly: a nippy little car
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