clipping

IPA/ˈklɪpɪŋ/
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clipping — 名詞

  • clippingsingular
  • clippingsplural

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

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。

常見搭配
  • grass clippings
  • nail clippings
  • hair clippings
  • hedge clippings
  • paper clippings
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. a story or picture that someone cuts from a printed newspaper or magazine to sav

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。

常見搭配
  • newspaper clipping
  • magazine clipping
  • press clipping
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. in American football, an illegal move where a player blocks an opponent from beh

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

常見搭配
  • clipping penalty
  • clipping foul
  • clipping call
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.

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • a pile of clippings
  • a collection of clippings

介系詞搭配

  • clipping from