clippers

IPA/ˈklɪp.əz/
KK[klˈɪpɚz]IPA/ˈklɪp.ɚz/

clippers — 名詞

1. A tool, usually with two cutting parts, used to trim nails, cut hair, shape bush

1.名詞B1
釋義

修剪器

剪頭髮、指甲或樹枝的工具

A tool, usually with two cutting parts, used to trim nails, cut hair, shape bushes, or do similar small cutting jobs.

例句

Aylin packed the nail clippers before the hiking trip.

Aylin 在健行前把指甲剪放進了行李裡。

nail clippers — common subtype for trimming nails

The barber brushed hair from the clippers between two customers.

理髮師在兩位顧客之間把電剪上的頭髮刷掉。

barber's clippers — common use for cutting hair

同義詞
  • trimmers

    broader word, often for powered tools that shape hair or plants neatly

  • shears

    larger and stronger cutting tools, especially for plants or thick material

  • scissors

    more general hand-cutting tool, especially for paper or cloth

文法句型

a pair of clippers + singular verb

clippers + plural verb

clippers for + noun

用法筆記

Usually plural in everyday English. For one tool, many speakers say 'a pair of clippers'; without that phrase, use a plural verb, as in 'The clippers are on the sink.'

常見錯誤

❌I need a clippers for my nails.
✅I need clippers for my nails.
💡The noun is usually plural when you mean the tool in general.
❌This clippers is too dull.
✅These clippers are too dull.
💡Without 'a pair of,' the noun takes a plural verb.

2. Sailing ships from the past that were built to travel very quickly.

2.名詞C2
釋義

快速帆船

十九世紀航行很快的帆船

Sailing ships from the past that were built to travel very quickly.

例句

By 1850, tea clippers carried fresh leaves from China to London.

到 1850 年時，快速帆船已把新鮮茶葉從中國運到倫敦。

tea clippers — historical trade use

Old clippers could cross the ocean faster than many larger ships.

舊式快速帆船能比許多更大的船更快橫越海洋。

historical plural noun with plural verb

同義詞
  • clipper ships

    full form used when the shorter plural might be unclear

  • sailing ships

    broader term for ships that move by sail rather than engine

文法句型

clippers + plural verb

clippers carrying + goods

clippers from + place

用法筆記

Mostly found in history books and museum writing. When you mean one ship, the usual form is 'a clipper'; 'clippers' is used for several ships or for the class as a group.