
clip
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。)
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。)
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。)