v.夹；咬；捏；剪断；冻伤；阻止；偷；快速行动

v.小饮

n.捏；夹；咬；寒冷

n.少量；小口（尤指烈酒）

I nipped my finger in the door. 我的手指被门夹了一下。

The dog nipped the postman on the leg. 那只狗咬了邮递员的腿。

The icy breeze nipped the young blooms. 寒风摧残了初绽的花朵。

She wanted to be an actress, but her father soon nipped that idea in the bud. 她想当演员，但她父亲一知道这个想法就阻止住了。

They never lost a chance to nip at him or steal his possessions. 他们一有机会就咬他，偷他的东西。

The dog gave me a nasty nip on the leg. 那狗在我腿上狠咬了一口。

There is a nip in the air today. 今天寒气袭人。