| 单词 | nipping |
| 释义 | nipping (once / 8749 pages) 1adj 2adj WORD FAMILY nipping: nippingly+/nip: nipped, nipper, nipping, nippy, nips/nipper: nippers/nippy: nippier, nippiest, nippily USAGE EXAMPLESIn the days that followed the arrests, French authorities congratulated themselves on nipping in the bud what they called a “deadly” plot. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) “A New York Christmas carol: Crackheads roasting by an open fire, sewer rats nipping at your toes.” New York Times(Nov 01, 2016) As he neared 60, Mr. Cooley felt he was burning out and noticed “young lions nipping at my heels.” Wall Street Journal(Sep 30, 2016) 1 adj pleasantly cold and invigorating 2a nipping wind Syn crisp, frosty, nippy, snappy cold having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration adj capable of wounding Syn barbed, biting, mordacious, pungent sarcastic expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
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