单词 | clip |
释义 | clip clip1 —clippable, adj. /klip/, v. , clipped, clipped or clipt, clipping, n. v.t. 1. to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears: to clip a rose from a bush. 2. to trim by cutting: to clip a hedge. 3. to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear: to clip a poodle. 4. to pare the edge of (a coin). Cf. sweat (def. 22). 5. to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier. 6. to pronounce rapidly, with precise articulation and with omission of certain sounds, as of unstressed vowels: an annoying habit of clipping his words. 7. to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables. 8. Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch. 9. Slang. to take or get money from by dishonest means; swindle; rook. v.i. 10. to clip or cut something. 11. to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc. 12. to move swiftly: He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle. 13. Archaic. to fly rapidly. n. 14. the act of clipping. 15. anything clipped off, esp. the wool shorn at a single shearing of sheep. 16. the amount of wool shorn in one season. 17. clips, (used with a pl. v.) an instrument for clipping; shears. 18. See film clip. 19. Informal. clipping (def. 2). 20. Informal. a quick, sharp blow: a clip on the jaw. 21. rate; pace: at a rapid clip. [1150-1200; ME clippen < ON klippa to clip, cut] clip2 /klip/, n. , v. , clipped, clipping. n. 1. a device that grips and holds tightly. 2. a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc. 3. See cartridge clip. 4. an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc. 5. a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe. 6. Also called lug. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces. 7. Archaic. an embrace. v.t. , v.i. 8. to grip tightly; fasten with or as if with a clip. 9. to encircle; encompass. 10. Football. to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind. 11. Archaic. to embrace or hug. [bef. 900; ME clippen, OE clyppan to embrace, surround; c. OFris kleppa] |
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