clipped
adj. 發音清楚截斷的,縮短的的; 經修剪而顯整齊的
v. 用別針別在某物上,用夾子夾在某物上( clip的過去式); 剪短
Clipped means neatly cut.
...a quiet street of clipped hedges and flowering gardens.
兩邊是修剪整齊的樹籬和開滿鮮花的花園的寧靜街道
...a dapper man with a clipped moustache.
衣著整潔、蓄著整齊的小鬍子的男子
If you say that someone has a clipped way of speaking, you mean they speak with quick, short sounds, and usually that they sound upper-class.
The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.
電話線那頭噼裡啪啦地傳來警察局長短促的聲音。
1. having an end or small portion cut off;
2. (of animals) having ears or tail cut short;
3. cut or trimmed by clipping;
4. (of speech) having quick short sounds;
She clipped his wings so that he couldn't go out drinking.
她對他加以看管,這樣他就不能出去酗酒了.
He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle.
他騎著摩托車在公路上飛馳.
A white leather belt clipped her waist.
一條白色皮帶束在她腰上.
I could tell from her clipped speech that she probably learned her English in South Africa.
我可以從她斷斷續續的講話中得知,她也許是在南非學的英語.
At the end, all the protection points shall be clipped in.
在最後, 所有確保點都應扣入.