n.[C]

1. 夹；钳；回形针
   Fasten these receipts with a paper clip, please.

   请用回形针将这些收据夹住。

2. （枪上的）弹夹

vt.

1. （用夹子）夹紧，钳牢[O]
   Please clip these sheets of paper together.

   请用回形针把这些纸张别在一起。

vi.

1. 夹上，夹住[Q]
   Will this map clip to the wall?

   这张地图能别在墙上吗？

vt.

1. 剪；修剪；剪短；剪除
   He spent the whole morning clipping the trees.

   他用整个上午修剪这些树。

2. 剪取……的毛
   The farmers clipped 60 sheep this morning.

   农夫们今天早上剪了六十只羊的羊毛。

3. 剪辑（报纸、杂志等）
   The article was clipped from the "Newsweek".

   这篇文章是从《新闻周刊》上剪下的。

4. （在拼法、发音方面）省略
   "Helicopter" is clipped to "copter".

   “Helicopter”可被缩略成“copter”。

5. 删去；削减
   The king's power was clipped.

   国王的权力被削弱了。

6. 【口】猛击；痛打[O]
7. 【俚】诈骗，敲……的竹杠

vi.

1. 剪；剪辑报刊
2. 【口】疾驰而过
   A car clipped down the slope of the mountain.

   一辆汽车沿着山坡疾驰而下。

n.

1. 剪；修剪[C]
2. 剪下来的东西（如胶片的一段）[C]
   I'll have to go through all the clips on the event before I can give an opinion.

   我在提出看法前先得阅读关于这一事件的所有剪报。

3. 羊毛一次（或一季）剪下量[C]
4. 【口】猛击[C]
   He gave his son a clip on the ear.

   他打了儿子一个耳光。

5. 【口】快步[S]
   These measures will help keep the economy growing at a good clip.

   这些措施有助于经济保持高速增长。

6. 【口】剪刀[P]

n.

1. a flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.
2. a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip.
3. a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm.

v.

v.

1. cut short or cut out with shears or scissors.
   ▸trim the hair or wool of (an animal).
2. strike smartly or with a glancing blow.
3. informal, chiefly N. Amer. swindle or rob.
4. informal, chiefly US move quickly.
5. Electronics  truncate the amplitude of (a signal) above or below predetermined levels.

n.

1. an act of clipping.
   ▸the quantity of wool clipped from a sheep or flock.
2. a short sequence taken from a film or broadcast.
3. informal a smart or glancing blow.
4. informal a rapid speed or rate:
   I trotted on at a fair clip.