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单词 pipped
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pip1 /pɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Gamesone of the spots on dice or dominoes.
  2. Militarya metal insignia of rank worn on the shoulders of junior officers in the British army.

pip3 /pɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Botanya small seed, esp. of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange.
  2. Informal Termssomeone or something wonderful or amazing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pip1  (pip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Gamesone of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
  2. each of the small segments into which the surface of a pineapple is divided.
  3. [Informal.]metal insigne of rank on the shoulders of commissioned officers.
  4. [Hort.]
    • Botanyan individual rootstock of a plant, esp. of the lily of the valley.
    • Botanya portion of the rootstock or root of several other plants, as the peony.
  • 1590–1600; earlier peep; origin, originally uncertain

pip2  (pip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Veterinary Diseasesa contagious disease of birds, esp. poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat.
  2. Slang Terms[Facetious.]any minor or unspecified ailment in a person.
  • Vulgar Latin *pipita, for Latin pītuīta phlegm, pip
  • Middle Dutch
  • late Middle English pippe 1375–1425

pip3  (pip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya small seed, esp. of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange.
  2. Informal TermsAlso called pipperoo. someone or something wonderful:Last night's party was a pip.
  • 1590–1600; 1910–15 for def. 2; short for pippin

pip4  (pip),USA pronunciation v., pipped, pip•ping. 
v.i. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto peep or chirp.
  2. Animal Behavior, Birds(of a young bird) to break out from the shell.

v.t. 
  1. Animal Behavior, Birdsto crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a young bird.
  • variant of peep2 1650–60

pip5  (pip),USA pronunciation n. [Electronics.]
  1. Electronicsblip (def. 1).
  • imitative 1940–45

pip6  (pip),USA pronunciation v.t., pipped, pip•ping. [Brit. Slang.]
  1. British Termsto blackball.
  2. British Termsto defeat (an opponent).
  3. British Termsto shoot, esp. to wound or kill by a gunshot.
  • perh. special use of pip1, in metaphorical sense of a small ball 1875–80

Pip  (pip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male given name, form of Philip. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pip /pɪp/ n
  1. the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear
  2. any of the segments marking the surface of a pineapple
  3. a rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley or certain other plants
Etymology: 18th Century: short for pippin
pip /pɪp/ n
  1. a short high-pitched sound, a sequence of which can act as a time signal, esp on radio
  2. a radar blip
  3. a spot or single device, such as a spade, diamond, heart, or club on a playing card
  4. any of the spots on dice or dominoes
  5. Also called: star informal the emblem worn on the shoulder by junior officers in the British Army, indicating their rank
vb (pips, pipping, pipped)
  1. (of a young bird) (intransitive) to chirp; peep
  2. to pierce (the shell of its egg) while hatching
  3. (intransitive) to make a short high-pitched sound
Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: spot or speck); C17 (vb); C20 (in the sense: short high-pitched sound): of obscure, probably imitative origin; senses 1 and 5 are probably related to peep²
pip /pɪp/ n
  1. a contagious disease of poultry characterized by the secretion of thick mucus in the mouth and throat
  2. facetious slang a minor human ailment
  3. Brit Austral NZ South African slang a bad temper or depression (esp in the phrase give (someone) the pip)
  4. get the pip, have the pipNZ informal to sulk
vb (pips, pipping, pipped)
  1. Brit slang to cause to be annoyed or depressed
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch pippe, ultimately from Latin pituita phlegm; see pituitary
pip /pɪp/ vb (pips, pipping, pipped)(transitive) Brit slang
  1. to wound or kill, esp with a gun
  2. to defeat (a person), esp when his success seems certain (often in the phrase pip at the post)
  3. to blackball or ostracize
Etymology: 19th Century (originally in the sense: to blackball): probably from pip²
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