clip /klɪp/ CET4 TEM4 ( clipping, clipped, clips )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together. 夹子; 回形针

  例：

  She took the clip out of her hair.

  她从头发里取出发夹。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately. (电影、广播、电视节目的) 片断

  例：

  ...an historical film clip of Lenin speaking.

  …一段列宁讲话的历史电影片断。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I When you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips. 用夹子夹住; 夹紧

  例：

  He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck.

  他把安全带扣在甲板的一个固定拴上。

• 4. 

  V-T If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it. 修剪

  例：

  I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.

  我看见一个老人正在外面修剪他的树篱。

• 5. 

  V-T If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out. (从报纸、杂志上) 剪下

  例：

  Kids in his neighbourhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.

  他的街区里的孩子们从报纸上剪下他的照片，随身携带。

• 6. 

  V-T If something clips something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction. 意外碰撞 (使改变方向)

  例：

  The truck clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck.

  卡车意外地撞上了燃料车的尾部，然后又撞上了另一辆卡车。

• 7. 

  → see also clipped, clipping, paper clip