1. (金屬或塑料的)回形針，夾子
    A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.

    e.g. She took the clip out of her hair.
           她把發(fā)夾取了下來(lái)。

2. (用夾子)夾住，夾在一起
    When you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips.

    e.g. He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck...
           他把安全帶夾在甲板的一個(gè)固定裝置上。
    e.g. He clipped his cufflinks neatly in place.
           他把袖扣別得整整齊齊。

3. (電影、廣播或電視節(jié)目的)剪輯，片段
    A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately.

    e.g. ...an historical film clip of Lenin speaking.
           一段列寧在講話的歷史電影片段
    e.g. ...a clip from the movie 'Shane'.
           電影《原野奇?zhèn)b》的一段剪輯

4. (尤指為使某物成形而)修剪，剪
    If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.

    e.g. I saw an old man out clipping his hedge...
           我看見(jiàn)一位老人在外面修剪樹(shù)籬。
    e.g. He had already clipped his hair close to the skull.
           他已經(jīng)把頭發(fā)剪得貼頭皮了。

5. (從報(bào)紙或雜志上)剪下
    If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out.

    e.g. Kids in his neighborhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.
           附近的孩子們從報(bào)紙上剪下他的照片，到哪兒都帶著。

6. (意外地)斜撞，側(cè)擊
    If something clips something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction.

    e.g. The lorry clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck.
           大貨車(chē)斜撞上一輛油罐車(chē)的尾部，接著又撞上了另一輛貨車(chē)。

7. (通常指作為懲罰的)耳光，抽打
    If you give someone a clip round the ear, you hit their head fairly lightly with the palm of your hand, usually as a punishment.

clip的意思

    e.g. The boy was later given a clip round the ear by his father.
           后來(lái)男孩被父親打了一耳光。

8. 削減，縮短（時(shí)間）
    If you clip a small amount off the time taken to do something, you reduce it by that amount.

    e.g. Boardman finished in 1hr 43mins, clipping 49 seconds from his own course record.
           博德曼完成全程用時(shí)1小時(shí)43分，把自己的賽道紀(jì)錄縮短了49秒。

9. 彈夾;彈匣;彈倉(cāng)
    An ammunition clip is a metal container on an automatic weapon which holds ammunition.

10. see also: clipping;clipped;bulldog clip;paper clip

11. 快速地；飛速地
      If something moves or happens at a fast clip, it moves or happens quickly.

      e.g. They moved out from the airport at a brisk clip...
             他們迅速撤離機(jī)場(chǎng)。
      e.g. Studios are releasing movies at a fast clip.
             電影制片公司發(fā)行新片的速度很快。

12. to clip someone's wings -> see wing