pipped

英 [pɪpt]

美 [pɪpt]

v. 以微弱优势击败; 险胜; 终于战胜
pip的过去分词和过去式

过去式：pipped　

柯林斯词典

（苹果、柑橘、梨等的）种子，籽
Pipsare the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
VERB 以微弱优势打败；险胜
If someoneis pipped tosomething such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.
1. It's still possible for the losers to be pipped by West Germany for a semi-final place...
  失利者仍有可能在争夺半决赛权时被西德队击败。
2. She pipped actress Meryl Streep to the part.
  她击败女演员梅丽尔·斯特里普，拿到了这个角色。
（英国广播中的）报时信号
In Britain,the pipson the radio are a series of short, high-pitched sounds that are used as a time signal.
（英国公用电话提示需要投入硬币时的）嘟嘟声
In Britain, when you make a telephone call from a public telephone,the pipsare a signal that you need to put in more money.
PHRASE （在竞赛等中）于最后一刻击败，险胜
If someoneis pipped at the postorpipped to the postthey are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something.
1. I didn't want us to be pipped to the post.
  我不希望我们在最后一刻落败。