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nippy

nippy

[英] [ˈnɪpi:] [美] [ˈnɪpi] 生词本

adj.

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  • 英英释义

1. ADJ-GRADED 刺骨的;寒冷的 If the weather is nippy, it is rather cold. 
  • It could get suddenly nippy in the evenings.

    晚上会突然变得很冷。

2. ADJ-GRADED 迅速的;敏捷的 If you describe something or someone as nippy, you mean that they can move very quickly over short distances. 
  • This nippy new car has fold down rear seats...

    这辆速度很快的新车配有可以放倒的后座。

  • Barnaby may be 15, but he's nippy and suited to badminton.

    巴纳比可能15岁了,但他动作敏捷,适合打羽毛球。

Adjective

1. pleasantly cold and invigorating;

  • "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
  • "a nipping wind"
  • "a nippy fall day"
  • "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)