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词汇 nippy
释义 nippy
adjective
uk /ˈnɪp.i/ us /ˈnɪp.i/

nippyadjective (QUICK)


UKinformal
able to change speed and direction easily: 敏捷的,灵巧的
a nippy little car小巧灵便的汽车
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fast and rapid
(at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
apace
as fast as your legs would carry youidiom
as if it is going out of styleidiom
at a rate of knotsidiom
fleet
hypersonic
in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
Jack Robinson
lickety-split
light speed
lightning
prompt
smartly
souped-up
speed of light
spread like wildfireidiom
streak
super-express
wildfire

nippyadjective (COLD)


informal
Nippy weather or air is quite cold: (天气或空气)寒冷的
It's a little nippy today - you might need a coat.今天有点冷——你可能得加件外套。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Cold
Arctic
Baltic
bitingly
bitter
bone-chilling
brass
brass monkey weatheridiom
chill
chill factor
freeze
frostbite
frostnip
glacially
isothermal
isothermally
keenness
minus
parky
perishing
wintry

nippy | American Dictionary


nippy
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/ˈnɪp·i/
cold:
It’s a bit nippy outside.

Examples of nippy


nippy
They are wonderful, little "nippy" vehicles, taking light loads about the country under perfect control and perfectly safe.
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The vans whilst quick and nippy can be hard on tires with maybe on 18,000 miles on the front tires.
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Like most tetras, they prefer to swim in schools; some species may be nippy, and should be kept in groups to divide aggression.
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Described as a nippy performer its quarter-elliptic springs gave it a curious bounding motion.
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Although they can grow to a reasonable size (2-3.5 m) and can be nippy as hatchlings, most will grow into docile adults.
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He is a short, nippy fast bowler.
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