nippy

英 [ˈnɪpi]

美 [ˈnɪpi]

adj.  灵巧的; 敏捷的; 冷的; 寒冷的

比较级：nippier　

BNC.33018 / COCA.33920

牛津词典

adj.

• 灵巧的；敏捷的
  able to move quickly and easily
  1. a nippy little sports car
     小巧灵便的跑车
• 冷的；寒冷的
  cold

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 刺骨的;寒冷的
  If the weather isnippy, it is rather cold.
  1. It could get suddenly nippy in the evenings.
     晚上会突然变得很冷。
• ADJ-GRADED 迅速的;敏捷的
  If you describe something or someone asnippy, you mean that they can move very quickly over short distances.
  1. This nippy new car has fold down rear seats...
     这辆速度很快的新车配有可以放倒的后座。
  2. Barnaby may be 15, but he's nippy and suited to badminton.
     巴纳比可能15岁了，但他动作敏捷，适合打羽毛球。

英英释义

adj

• pleasantly cold and invigorating
  1. crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
  2. a nipping wind
  3. a nippy fall day
  4. snappy weather
  Synonym:crispfrostynippingsnappy
• a sharp biting taste
  1. a nippy cheese

双语例句

• It's a little nippy out this morning.
  今天早上外面有点儿冷。
• It's jolly nippy today, isn't it?
  今天可够冷的，是吧？
• The2010 Spring Book Fair in Ditan Park attracted only a modest group of visitors on its opening day, with nippy weather and a decline in public interest blamed.
  在地坛公园举行的2010年春季书市在开幕日当天只吸引了少量访客，一方面是因为天气寒冷，另一方面是公众热情有所减退。
• This nippy new car has fold down rear seats
  这辆速度很快的新车配有可以放倒的后座。
• You'll catch him if you're nippy.
  你动作麻利些能赶上他的。
• I think it's time for a nippy sweetie!
  我认为该吃点心了。
• It could get suddenly nippy in the evenings.
  晚上会突然变得很冷。
• One evening he was driving along and stopped to pick up a hooker who was standing by the road looking nippy.
  有天晚上，他正开着车，停下来捎上了一个站在路边、似乎很冷的妓女。
• It was the nippy England winger's interception and pull-back that allowed Essien to open his Chelsea account with a goal against tottenham.
  正是这位英格兰侧翼尖锋的抢断和回传造就了埃辛在对阵托特纳姆时打进他在切尔西的处子进球。
• Hello QFS! How is the weather? Gonna get nippy!
  你好，QFS！天气怎么样？将会变冷吗？