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clip

UK /klɪp/US /klɪp/

词源

源自古英语 'clyppan',意为 '拥抱' 或 '固定',后演变为现代含义。

noun

❶ 夹子或回形针,用于固定纸张或其他物品的小型金属或塑料装置。

“She used a clip to hold the papers together.”

(她用夹子把纸张固定在一起。)

“The hair clip kept her bangs out of her face.”

(发夹把她的刘海固定住,不让它遮住脸。)

❶ 一小段视频或音频的片段,通常是从较长的内容中截取的。

“He watched a clip from the new movie.”

(他观看了新电影的一个片段。)

“The news showed a clip of the president's speech.”

(新闻播放了总统演讲的一个片段。)

同义词:fastener, binder, video snippet, excerpt

verb

❶ 用夹子固定或夹住某物。

“She clipped the tickets to her bag.”

(她把票夹在了包上。)

“He clipped the microphone to his shirt.”

(他把麦克风夹在了衬衫上。)

❶ 剪短或修剪某物,如头发、植物等。

“He clipped the hedge to keep it neat.”

(他修剪了树篱以保持整洁。)

“She clipped her nails before the meeting.”

(她在会议前剪了指甲。)

同义词:fasten, trim, cut, prune

常见短语

clip on — 用夹子固定或附着在某物上。

“She clipped the earrings on quickly before leaving.”

(她在离开前迅速戴上了耳环。)

clip art — 用于文档或设计的预制图像或图形集合。

“He used clip art to decorate the presentation slides.”

(他用剪贴画装饰了演示文稿的幻灯片。)