nipper

英 [ˈnɪpə(r)]

美 [ˈnɪpər]

n.  小孩子

复数：nippers　

医学

BNC.37909 / COCA.39678

牛津词典

noun

• 小孩子
  a small child

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小孩
  Anipperis a child.
  1. I'm not ever going to forget what you've done for the nippers.
     我永远忘不了你为这些小孩子所做的一切。

英英释义

noun

• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
  Synonym:clawchelapincer
• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidyoungsterminorshaversmall frytiddlertiketykefrynestling

双语例句

• It was with extreme difficulty that Nipper, the black-eyed, who looked on steadfastly, contained herself at this crisis, and until the subsequent departure of Mrs Chick.
  在奇克夫人随后离开之前，一直在密切注视着黑眼睛的尼珀，在这关键性的时刻，她很困难地克制着自己。
• With this remonstrance, young Spitfire, whose real name was Susan Nipper, detached the child from her new friend by a wrench as if she were a tooth.
  这个喷火器的真实姓名是苏珊•尼珀，她进行了这番申斥之后，就像拔牙似地用力一拧，把女孩子从她的新朋友那里拉开了。
• To do Miss Nipper justice, she spoke more for her young mistress than herself; and her face showed it.
  我们得为尼珀姑娘说句公道话，她说这些话主要是为了她年轻的女主人，而不是为了她自己；从她的脸上的表情中就可以看出这一点。
• Running up to this coach, he found that the young woman was Miss Nipper, and that Miss Nipper was in such a flutter as to be almost beside herself.
  他跑到马车跟前，看到这位年轻女人就是尼珀姑娘；她万分焦急不安，几乎都要发狂了。
• Miss Nipper had returned one Sunday night with Florence, from walking back with Paul to the Doctor's, when Florence took from her bosom a little piece of paper, on which she had pencilled down some words.
  有一个星期天夜间，尼珀姑娘把保罗送回到博士的学校，走回来的时候，弗洛伦斯从胸间掏出一张纸，上面有她用铅笔写的一些字。
• Mrs wickam had been drafted home to the house in town, and miss nipper, now a smart young woman, had come down.
  威肯姆大嫂已被调回到伦敦城里的家中，尼珀姑娘到这里来了；她现在已长成一位聪明伶俐的年轻女人。
• With these words, Susan Nipper, in a transport of coercion, made a charge at her young ward, and swept her out of the room.
  苏珊•尼珀说了这些话之后，立即采取了强迫的手段，向她这位年幼的被抚养人发动了袭击，把她飞快地拖出了房间。
• 'Oh! Being only a permanency I couldn't be expected to show it like a temporary,'said Susan Nipper.
  “啊！我只不过是一位在这里干长期活的人，不可能指望我像一位在这里干临时活的人表现得那么高兴，”苏珊•尼珀说道。
• Miss Nipper received that proof of her confidence, as well as the prospect of their free association for the future, rather coldly, and was anything but enthusiastic in her demonstrations of joy.
  这样做，表明波利对尼珀姑娘表示信任，可是尼珀姑娘对于这一点，以及对她们今后可以自由交往的前景却反应相当冷淡。她丝毫也不热情地表示高兴。
• And raise the nipper up?
  把孩子举高些吗？