clip
noun uk/klɪp/ us/klɪp/
(FASTENER)
[ C ]夹子;别针;回形针
a small object usually made of metal or plastic, used for fastening things together or holding them in position
a paper/hair/tie clip 回形针／发夹／领带夹
The wires were fastened together with a plastic clip. 这些电线用一个塑料夹子扣在一起。
(VIDEO)
[ C ]（电影或电视节目的）剪辑，片断
a short part of a film or television programme
I've seen a clip from the movie. 我看过这部电影的一个片断。
(SPEED)
at a fast/good clip US informal 快速，迅速
fast
We set off at a good clip, but we gradually slowed down. 我们出发时速度很快，可是后来渐渐慢了下来。
Government investment in research has been increasing at a fast clip.
The action proceeds at a fast clip, with all the main characters introduced in the first five minutes.
Even the commuter trains move at a good clip.
The cattle headed up the hill at a good clip.
(GUN PART)
[ C ]弹夹，弹匣
a container that is fastened to a gun, from which bullets go into the gun to be fired
(CUT)
[ S ]修剪
the act of cutting something in order to make it tidy
That hedge needs a clip. 树篱需要修剪了。
(HIT)
a clip round/on the ear [ C usually singular ] UK old-fashioned 一记耳光
a quick hit on the side of someone's head
You do that once more and you'll get a clip round the ear, my lad. 小子，你再干这种事，我会抽你一耳光。
If you take the boy home, his father will give him a clip round the ear.
We'd have got a clip round the ear if we'd left our muddy boots on the floor.
She's an impertinent little wretch who deserves a clip on the ear.
I got a clip on the ear and a lecture about respecting my father's position.
clip
verb uk/klɪp/ us/klɪp/ -pp-
(CUT)
[ T ]剪，修剪
to cut something with scissors or a similar sharp tool, especially to make it tidier
I'm going to clip the hedge this weekend. 这个周末我打算修剪一下树篱。
UK The guard came to clip my train ticket (= make a hole in it to show that it had been used). 列车员过来查我的火车票并打孔。
I'm always clipping recipes out of magazines. 我总是从杂志上剪食谱。
[ T ]减少；缩小；缩短
to reduce something by the stated amount
Christie has clipped a tenth of a second off the record. 克里斯蒂把纪录缩短了0.1秒。
(HIT)
[ T ]（快速地）碰撞;猛击
to hit something or someone with a short sharp movement
He clipped the edge of the kerb with his front tyre. 他的车前轮撞到了路缘上。
(FASTEN)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]（用夹子）夹上，别住，固定住
to fasten something with a clip
You can always tell a real bow tie from one that clips on. 真领结和用夹子别上的领结总是能区分开来的。
When you've finished your worksheets, clip them together and hand them in to me. 练习题做完后，把它们别在一起交给我。
Idiom
clip someone's wingsidiom 限制…的自由
to limit someone's freedom