clipping 剪屑；碎屑 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞B2

釋義

剪屑；碎屑

修剪後留下的細小碎片

a small piece trimmed or snipped away from a larger thing, like grass, hair, fingernails, or paper

例句

Yuki swept the grass clippings into a pile beside the lawnmower.

Yuki 把草屑掃到割草機旁堆成一堆。

collocation: grass clippings

The barber brushed the hair clippings from Diego's shoulders.

理髮師把 Diego 肩上的碎髮刷掉。

同義詞

cutting
more common in British English for this meaning; also refers specifically to a plant piece used for propagation
trimming
bits removed to make something neat or tidy; also used for decorative extras
offcut
a leftover piece after cutting material to size, usually larger and more substantial than a clipping

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural (clippings) when referring to the pieces themselves, since a single clipping is rarely the focus.

常見錯誤

❌There are hair clipping on the floor.

✅There are hair clippings on the floor.

💡When talking about the cut pieces, use the plural form 'clippings'.

2.名詞B2

釋義

剪報

從報章雜誌剪下收藏的文章或圖片

a story or picture that someone cuts from a printed newspaper or magazine to save

例句

Oluwaseun kept a yellowed newspaper clipping about his grandfather's bakery.

Oluwaseun 保存了一張關於他祖父麵包店的泛黃剪報。

collocation: newspaper clipping

Among Amina's keepsakes was a clipping of her mother winning the school spelling bee.

Amina 的珍藏中，有一張她母親贏得學校拼字比賽的剪報。

同義詞

cutting
the preferred term in British English for a newspaper or magazine clipping
press clipping
a more formal term, often used in media monitoring and public relations

常見錯誤

❌I read a clipping about the election in the newspaper.

✅I read an article about the election and cut it out as a clipping.

💡A clipping is something already cut out of the paper; if it is still inside the newspaper, call it an article.

3.名詞C1

釋義

低位背後阻擋

美式足球犯規：從後方阻擋非持球者

in American football, an illegal move where a player blocks an opponent from behind, targeting below the waist, while that opponent does not have the ball, resulting in a penalty

例句

The referee threw a flag and called a clipping penalty on number 74.

裁判擲出黃旗，判 74 號球員低位背後阻擋犯規。

collocation: clipping penalty

After the clipping foul, the visiting team lost fifteen yards on the play.

低位背後阻擋犯規後，客隊在這波進攻中損失了十五碼。

collocation: clipping foul

同義詞

illegal block
a broader category of penalties in football; clipping is one specific type of illegal block
block in the back
a similar but distinct foul; clipping specifically targets below the waist

用法筆記

Specific to American football and distinct from a legal block: clipping always involves contact from behind and below the waist on a player not carrying the ball. The penalty is 15 yards.

常見錯誤

❌The cornerback was called for clipping the wide receiver.

✅The cornerback was called for a clipping foul against the wide receiver.

💡In American football, use 'clipping' as a noun (a clipping foul, a clipping penalty), not as a verb describing the action.

clipping

clipping — 名詞

1. a small piece trimmed or snipped away from a larger thing, like grass, hair, fin

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. a story or picture that someone cuts from a printed newspaper or magazine to sav

常見錯誤

3. in American football, an illegal move where a player blocks an opponent from beh

用法筆記

常見錯誤