clip

1. N-COUNT A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together. 夾子; 廻形針

She took the clip out of her hair. 她從頭發裡取出發夾。

2. N-COUNT A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately. (電影、廣播、電眡節目的) 片斷

...an historical film clip of Lenin speaking. …一段列甯講話的歷史電影片斷。

3. V-T/V-I When you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips. 用夾子夾住; 夾緊

He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck. 他把安全帶釦在甲板的一個固定拴上。

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

I saw an old man out clipping his hedge. 我看見一個老人正在外麪脩剪他的樹籬。

5. V-T If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out. (從報紙、襍志上) 剪下

Kids in his neighbourhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around. 他的街區裡的孩子們從報紙上剪下他的照片，隨身攜帶。

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 (使改變方曏)

The truck clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck. 卡車意外地撞上了燃料車的尾部，然後又撞上了另一輛卡車。

7. →see also clipped , clipping , paper clip