| 单词 | clipper |
| 释义 | clipper /klip"euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that clips or cuts. 2. Often, clippers. (often used with a pl. v.) a cutting tool, esp. shears: hedge clippers. 3. Usually, clippers. (usually used with a pl. v.) a mechanical or electric tool for cutting hair, fingernails, or the like: He told the barber, "No clippers on the sides, please." 4. Naut. Also called clipper ship. a sailing ship built and rigged for speed, esp. a type of three-masted ship with a fast hull form and a lofty rig, built in the U.S. from c1845, and in Great Britain from a later date, until c1870, and used in trades in which speed was more important than cargo capacity. 5. Electronics. a device that gives output only for an input above or below a certain critical value. 6. a person or thing that moves along swiftly. [1350-1400; ME; see CLIP1, -ER1] |
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