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clipper n.修剪工；大剪刀；理发剪；（十九世纪的）快速帆船；移动很快的人或物 (1) 你需要手绢，肥皂和指甲刀。(2) 要不要我用理发推子理后面的头发？(3) 海盗船强行靠近快艇。(4) 这艘快船从船头到船尾全长36英尺。 Although clippers were mostly used in the nineteenth century for carrying goods across oceans, you can still see them in various harbors today. The name clipper came from the verb clip, which can mean "to move or run rapidly." An entirely different meaning of clipper is the kind you use to trim your toenails or the weeds along the edge of your driveway.

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英 ['klɪpə(r)] 美 ['klɪpər] (1) You need handkerchiefs, soap and a nail clipper.(2) Shall I use the clipper on the back?(3) The pirate ship boarded the clipper.(4) The length of the clipper from stem to stern is thirty-six feet. Use the noun clipper when you're talking about an old-fashioned ship with many masts and sails. 1[N-PLURAL 复数名词](尤指剪头发或指甲用的)剪刀；指甲钳 Clippers are  a tool used for cutting small amounts from something, especially from someone's hair or nails.   [also a pair of N]2[N-COUNT 可数名词](旧时的)快速帆船 In former times, a clipper was a fast sailing ship.

英语单词	clipper
英美音标	英 ['klɪpə(r)] 美 ['klɪpər]
中文释义	n.修剪工；大剪刀；理发剪；（十九世纪的）快速帆船；移动很快的人或物
英语例句	(1) You need handkerchiefs, soap and a nail clipper. (2) Shall I use the clipper on the back? (3) The pirate ship boarded the clipper. (4) The length of the clipper from stem to stern is thirty-six feet.
中文例句	(1) 你需要手绢，肥皂和指甲刀。 (2) 要不要我用理发推子理后面的头发？ (3) 海盗船强行靠近快艇。 (4) 这艘快船从船头到船尾全长36英尺。
vocabulary简明	Use the noun clipper when you're talking about an old-fashioned ship with many masts and sails.
vocabulary扩展	Although clippers were mostly used in the nineteenth century for carrying goods across oceans, you can still see them in various harbors today. The name clipper came from the verb clip, which can mean "to move or run rapidly." An entirely different meaning of clipper is the kind you use to trim your toenails or the weeds along the edge of your driveway.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](尤指剪头发或指甲用的)剪刀；指甲钳 Clippers are a tool used for cutting small amounts from something, especially from someone's hair or nails. [also a pair of N] 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](旧时的)快速帆船 In former times, a clipper was a fast sailing ship.

Clipper Ship 英 Klɪpə(R)] 美 Klɪpər N.修剪工；大剪刀；理发剪；（十九世纪的）快速帆船；移动很快的人或物 Handkerchiefs Soap