| 词汇 | nip-in-the-bud |
| 释义 | nip something in the budidiom to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established: 把…消灭在萌芽状态，对…防患于未然 Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.如果及早确诊，许多恶疾可以治愈。 It's important to nip this kind of bullying in the bud.重要的是及早制止这种欺凌弱小的行为。 Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably fireproof flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent preventable scuttle smother suffocate nip something in the bud | American Dictionarynip something in the budidiom to stop something before it has an opportunity to develop: We have to nip these money problems in the bud before we get into real trouble. |
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