vt

• ① (用剪刀)剪短,剪齐,修剪;剪(羊)毛
  • She clipped her fingernails.她修剪了她的指甲。
  • He came to clip the hedges.他来修剪树篱。
  • clip a bird's wings剪短鸟翼
  • A sheep's fleece is clipped off for wool.绵羊身上的毛被剪切以得羊毛。
  • This picture has been clipped from [out of] the newspaper.这张图片是从报上剪切来的。
  • He got his hair clipped close [short].他的头发理得很短。

• ② 削[剪]去(钱币或车票等的)边缘以销毁之

• ③ 省略或改变(字的)尾音
  • clip one's g's省掉g音(如将[ŋ]音读成[n]音)

• ④ 【口】猛击;殴打
  • clip a person's ear打某人的耳光
  • clip a person on the ear打在某人的耳朵上
  • He was clipped on the jaw.他的下巴挨了一击。

• ⑤ 限制(权力等),抑制;缩短(期间等);削减(经费等)
  • She clipped her visit by a week.她将她的访问缩短一星期。

• ⑥ 【俚】敲竹杠;诈骗
  • He was clipped in that restaurant.他在那餐厅被敲了竹杠。
  • clip a person for a thousand dollars敲某人一千元

vt

• ① 用夹子紧夹在一起
  • clip documents together将文档夹在一起
  • She clipped her earrings on.她用夹的戴上耳环。
  • clip a sheet of paper to another将一文档与另一文档夹在一起