请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pips
释义

pip

1 of 6

noun (1)

ˈpip How to pronounce pip (audio)
1
a
: a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue
b
: the scale or crust of this disorder
2
a
: any of various human ailments
especially : a slight nonspecific disorder
b
chiefly British : a feeling of irritation or annoyance

pip

2 of 6

verb (1)

pipped; pipping

intransitive verb

1
: peep entry 1 sense 1
2
: to break through the shell of the egg
the chick pipped

transitive verb

: to break open (the shell of an egg) in hatching

pip

3 of 6

noun (2)

1
a
: one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value
b
: spot sense 2c
2
a
: spot, speck
b
: spike entry 1 sense 6a
also : blip
3
: an individual rootstock of the lily of the valley
4
: a diamond-shaped insignia of rank worn by a second lieutenant, lieutenant, or captain in the British army

pip

4 of 6

noun (3)

1
: a small fruit seed
especially : one of a several-seeded fleshy fruit
2
: one extraordinary of its kind

pip

5 of 6

verb (2)

pipped; pipping

transitive verb

British
: to beat by a narrow margin

pip

6 of 6

noun (4)

chiefly British
: a short high-pitched tone

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • aggravation
  • aggro [British]
  • annoyance
  • bother
  • botheration
  • exasperation
  • frustration
  • grief
  • irritation
  • vexation

Verb (1)

  • cheep
  • chirp
  • chirrup
  • chitter
  • jargon
  • peep
  • pipe
  • tweet
  • twitter

Noun (2)

  • blotch
  • dapple
  • dot
  • eyespot
  • fleck
  • mottle
  • patch
  • point
  • speck
  • speckle
  • splotch
  • spot

Noun (3)

  • beaut
  • beauty
  • bee's knees
  • cat's meow
  • corker
  • crackerjack
  • crackajack
  • daisy
  • dandy
  • dilly
  • doozy
  • doozie
  • doozer
  • dream
  • honey
  • hot stuff
  • humdinger
  • hummer
  • jim-dandy
  • knockout
  • lollapalooza
  • lulu [slang]
  • nifty
  • peach
  • pippin
  • ripper
  • ripsnorter
  • snorter
  • sockdolager
  • sockdologer
  • standout
  • sweetheart
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch (akin to Old High German pfiffīz), from Vulgar Latin *pipita, alteration of Latin pituita phlegm, pip; perhaps akin to Greek pitys pine — more at pine

Verb (1)

imitative

Noun (2)

origin unknown

Noun (3)

short for pippin

Verb (2)

probably from pip to blackball, from pip entry 3 or pip entry 4

Noun (4)

imitative

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (3)

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1907, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pip

noun

ˈpip How to pronounce pip (audio)
: the formation of a scale or crust on the tip and dorsal surface of the tongue of a bird often associated with respiratory diseases
also : the scale or crust itself

pips 1 of 4

noun (1)

plural of pip
as in flecks
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part a black horse with white pips

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • flecks
  • dots
  • specks
  • patches
  • blotches
  • spots
  • speckles
  • stains
  • mottles
  • smudges
  • splotches
  • points
  • eyespots
  • dapples
  • smears
  • splashes
  • freckles
  • blobs
  • moles
  • marks
  • blots
  • spatters
  • smutches
  • polka dots
  • birthmarks

pips

2 of 4

noun (2)

plural of pip
as in beauties
something very good of its kind that new sports car is a real pip

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • beauties
  • pippins
  • peaches
  • dreams
  • gems
  • dillies
  • wonders
  • daisies
  • corkers
  • hot stuff
  • jewels
  • beauts
  • snorters
  • humdingers
  • marvels
  • rippers
  • crackajacks
  • crackerjacks
  • lulus
  • ripsnorters
  • knockouts
  • sockdologers
  • dandies
  • doozies
  • honeys
  • lollapaloozas
  • sweethearts
  • doozers
  • bee's knees
  • hummers
  • plums
  • sockdolagers
  • standouts
  • diamonds
  • pearls
  • sensations
  • nifties
  • jim-dandies
  • imperials
  • crown jewels
  • phenomena
  • phenomenons
  • catches
  • prodigies
  • treasures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lemons
  • losers
  • flops
  • failures
  • turkeys
  • disappointments
  • busts
  • duds
  • stinkers
  • letdowns
See More

pips

3 of 4

noun (3)

plural of pip, chiefly British
as in frustrations
the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • frustrations
  • griefs
  • irritations
  • aggros
  • exasperations
  • displeasures
  • angers
  • annoyances
  • upsets
  • galls
  • indignations
  • troubles
  • perturbations
  • agitations
  • discomforts
  • irritabilities
  • bothers
  • pets
  • aggravations
  • vexations
  • botherations
  • outrages
  • disturbances
  • distresses
  • ires
  • danders
  • resentments
  • dudgeons
  • piques
  • umbrages
  • chafes
  • peeves
  • huffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pleasures
  • delights

pips

4 of 4

verb

present tense third-person singular of pip
as in chirps
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • chirps
  • tweets
  • peeps
  • cheeps
  • chitters
  • chirrups
  • jargons
  • twitters
  • pipes
  • trills
  • chatters
  • warbles
  • cackles
  • sings
  • jabbers
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/3 22:06:43