• vt. 夾；捏；剪斷；凍傷；阻止
• vi. 夾；捏；刺骨；小飲
• n. 夾；捏；刺骨；小飲
• n. (Nip)人名；(中)聶(廣東話·威妥瑪)

詞源不詳，可能來自nib，鳥嘴，喙，引申詞義咬，捏，凍傷。

nip (n.2)

"a pinch; a sharp bite," 1540s, from nip (v.). Meaning "a chill in the weather" is from 1610s, probably so called for its effect on vegetation. Nip and tuck "a close thing" is recorded from 1832, perhaps from sailing or tailoring.

nip (v.)

"to pinch sharply; to bite suddenly," late 14c., related to Middle Low German nipen "to nip, to pinch," German nippen, Middle Dutch nipen "to pinch," Dutch nijpen, Old Norse hnippa "to prod," but the exact evolution of the stem is obscure. Related: Nipped; nipping. To nip (something) in the bud in the figurative sense is first recorded c. 1600.

nip (n.1)

"small measure of spirits," 1796, shortening of nipperkin (1670s) "quantity of liquor of a half pint or less," possibly of Dutch or Low German origin (compare German Nipp "sip, taste") and related to nip (v.). Reinforced by nip (n.2) on notion of "fragment or bit pinched off" (c. 1600).

1. Some ants can give you a nasty nip.

一些螞蟻會咬得你很疼。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Should I nip out and get some groceries?

要我趕緊出去一趟買些食品嗎？

來自柯林斯例句

3. The presidential contest is nip and tuck.

總統競選勢均力敵。

來自《權威詞典》

4. I'll nip out and buy a newspaper.

我趕緊出門買份報紙.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Don't nip any stalks off the plant.

別掐斷植物莖!

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》