clipped /klɪpt/

• 1. 

  ADJ Clipped means neatly cut. 修剪整齐的

  例：

  ...a quiet street of clipped hedges and flowering gardens.

  …一条树篱修剪整齐、花园开满鲜花的安静街道。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you say that someone has a clipped way of speaking, you mean they speak with quick, short sounds, and usually that they sound upper-class. (尤指上等阶级说话声音) 清脆快速的

  例：

  Her clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.

  她清脆快速的语调在电话线另一头响了起来。