kip
/kɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /kɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkip/ (ame, mw)
kip — 動詞
- kippresent simple I / you / we / they
- kips3rd person singular
- kipping-ing form
- kippedpast simple
1. to spend the night sleeping somewhere — usually a friend's flat, a sofa, or any
過夜睡覺
在非自家的地方暫住一夜
to spend the night sleeping somewhere — usually a friend's flat, a sofa, or any temporary spot rather than your own bed.
Rin asked if she could kip on the sofa after missing the last train home.
Rin 趕不上末班車回家，於是問可不可以在沙發上將就睡一晚。
kip on + location for sleeping somewhere temporary
Christopher kipped at his cousin's flat during the music festival in Manchester.
曼徹斯特音樂節期間，Christopher 借住在表哥的公寓裡過夜。
kip at + place name for staying overnight
We can kip down in the back of the van if the campsite is full tonight.
如果今晚露營區滿了，我們可以鑽進廂型車後座湊合睡一晚。
The hikers kipped under a tarp when the rain came in over the hills.
山上下起雨來時，登山客就在防水布下湊合著睡。
Tunde was so tired after the night shift that he kipped for ten hours straight.
Tunde 上完夜班累壞了，一覺睡了整整十個小時。
- crash
also informal; suggests falling asleep suddenly or staying somewhere unplanned
- doss
British slang; carries a rougher edge, often sleeping in basic or makeshift conditions
- sleep over
neutral register; planned overnight stay, usually as a guest
文法句型
kip + adverbial of location
kip down
用法筆記
Informal British English; rarely heard in American speech. Subject is typically a person, and the location adverbial (on the sofa, at a friend's, in the van) often signals that the sleeping spot is not the speaker's regular bed.
常見錯誤
kip — 名詞
1. a short period of sleeping, often during the day or in a place where you do not
小睡
短暫的休息小睡片刻
a short period of sleeping, often during the day or in a place where you do not usually sleep.
Yael had a quick kip on the train back from the conference in Edinburgh.
Yael 從愛丁堡開完會搭火車回程時，在車上小睡了一下。
common phrase: have a (quick) kip
Quan needed a kip before driving the family up to the Lake District.
載家人開車前往湖區之前，Quan 必須先小睡一會兒。
have/need a kip + before clause
The night watchman caught a few minutes of kip in the security booth at three in the morning.
凌晨三點，夜班警衛在警衛亭裡瞇了幾分鐘。
Mauricio got no kip at all because the neighbours played loud music until dawn.
鄰居一路把音樂放到天亮，Mauricio 整晚根本沒闔過眼。
- nap
neutral and universal; the standard everyday term
- snooze
informal; emphasises a light or pleasant short sleep
- forty winks
informal idiom; a very brief nap, often in the afternoon
文法句型
have a kip
get some kip
a quick kip
用法筆記
Frequently appears with verbs of having or getting (have/get/need/grab a kip). The phrase often implies a short rest rather than a full night's sleep, distinguishing it from the verb sense which can refer to overnight stays as well.
常見錯誤
2. the standard unit of money used in Laos, abbreviated as LAK; one kip is divided
寮國基普
寮國貨幣的基本單位代號 LAK
the standard unit of money used in Laos, abbreviated as LAK; one kip is divided into 100 att, though att coins are no longer in circulation.
The street vendor in Vientiane charged Élise eight thousand kip for a bowl of noodle soup.
永珍街頭小販向 Élise 收了八千基普一碗米粉湯的錢。
number + kip as a currency amount
Hari changed his US dollars into kip at the airport before heading into the city.
Hari 進市區之前，在機場把美元換成了基普。
change [currency] into kip
The bus ticket from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng cost about one hundred thousand kip.
從龍坡邦到旺陽的巴士車票大約要十萬基普。
Zayd carried a thick wad of kip notes because card payments were rarely accepted in the village.
村子裡幾乎沒地方刷卡，Zayd 隨身帶了厚厚一疊基普紙鈔。
文法句型
number + kip
kip + per + unit
用法筆記
Used both as a count noun ('five hundred kip') and as a mass reference to Lao currency in general ('the kip has weakened against the dollar'). The plural form does not take -s when counted ('ten thousand kip', not 'ten thousand kips').