nip

vt.

1. 夾，掐，捏，咬
   A crab nipped his toe.

   一隻蟹咬住了他的腳趾。

2. 剪斷，夾斷；摘取
   The gardener nipped the leaves off the bush with his fingers.

   園丁用手指掐掉灌木上的葉子。

3. 阻止；使受挫折
4. （風，霜等）摧殘
   Bitter frosts nipped the blossoms of the fruit trees.

   嚴寒將果樹的花凍壞了。

   The late frost nipped the fruit trees.

   晚霜把果樹凍壞了。

vi.

1. 夾，掐，捏，咬
2. （寒風等）刺骨
   The wind nipped hard.

   寒風凜冽。

3. 【英】【口】敏捷地走，飛快地跑[（+off/away/along）]
   I'll nip out and buy a newspaper.

   我這就趕緊出去買報紙。