词典释义：
a device, typically flexible or worked by a spring, for holding an object or objects together or in place
夹，钳，回形针。
a device such as this used to hold banknotes
纸币夹。
a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip
带夹首饰；胸针。
a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm
弹夹。
fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips
夹住，钳牢；被夹，被钳
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[with obj.]
she clipped on a pair of diamond earrings 她夹上一对钻石耳饰
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[no obj.]
the panels simply clip on to the framework .画板只简单夹在架子上。
cut short or trim (hair, wool, nails, or vegetation) with shears or scissors
剪，剪短；修剪（头发，羊毛，指甲，草木）
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I was clipping the hedge .我在修剪树篱。
trim or remove the hair or wool of (an animal)
修剪（动物）的毛
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how to clip your horse .怎样修剪马毛。
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剪下，剪去
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Philip clipped off another piece of wire 菲利普又剪下一段金属丝
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figurative 〈喻〉she clipped nearly two seconds off the old record .她将旧的纪录缩短了近两秒。
cut (a section) from a newspaper or periodical
（从报刊上）剪取
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a photograph clipped from a magazine .从杂志上剪来的照片。
pare the edge of (a coin), especially illicitly
（尤指违法地）削去（硬币）的边缘
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they clipped the edges of gold coins and melted the clippings down .他们削下金币的边缘拿去烧熔。
〈英〉 剪（车票），轧（车票）。
speak (words) in a quick, precise, staccato manner
短促地说，简短地说
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‘Yes?’ The word was clipped short “怎么？”话说得很短促
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[as adj.
clipped ]cold clipped tones .简短冰冷的语气。
【计算机】 截取（图像）。
【电子】 截取（信号）的标准振幅，限幅。
strike smartly or with a glancing blow
痛打；擦击
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the car clipped the kerb 车擦击到马路的镶边石
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he'll clip your ear .他会打你的耳光。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]strike or kick (something, especially a ball) smartly in a specified direction
向…猛击；猛踢（球等）
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he clipped the ball into the net .他猛地把球踢入球网。
〈非正式，主北美〉 诈骗（某人）；抢劫（某人）
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in all the years he ran the place, he was clipped only three times .他管理这地方业务的这些年，只被骗过三次。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
〈非正式，主美〉 疾速移向
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we clip down the track .我们沿小道疾奔。
an act of clipping or trimming something
剪；剪短；修剪
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I gave him a full clip .我把他的头发好好剪了一番。
a short sequence taken from a film or broadcast
电影（或广播）的剪截片断
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clips from earlier shows .从早先表演中截下的片断。
(亦作
（从羊或羊群）剪下的羊毛量。
〈非正式〉 猛击；擦击
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I'd give him a clip round the ear .我要抽他一耳光。
[in sing.]
〈非正式〉 （行动）速度（尤指快速）
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we crossed the dance floor at an amazingly fast clip .我们以惊人的快速穿过舞池。
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at a clip US informal at a time; all at once 〈美， 非正式〉 每次，一次；同时I spent several days with him, eight hours at a clip . 我和他共度了几天，每天八小时在一起 -
clip the wings of trim the feathers of （a bird） so as to disable it from flight 修剪（鸟）的羽毛以防止其飞行 -
prevent （someone） from acting freely; check the aspirations of 钳制（某人）；扼杀（某人）的雄心
he finally clipped the wings of his high-flying chief of staff . 他最终钳制了野心勃勃的参谋长
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