nipper
nipper 英 [ˈnɪpə(r)] 美 [ˈnɪpər]
n. 镊子；夹取的人；少年
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- n. 镊子；夹取的人；少年
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1. With this remonstrance, young Spitfire, whose real name was Susan nipper, detached the child from her new friend by a wrench as if she were a tooth.
这个喷火器的真实姓名是苏珊•尼珀，她进行了这番申斥之后，就像拔牙似地用力一拧，把女孩子从她的新朋友那里拉开了。
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2. It was with extreme difficulty that nipper, the black-eyed, who looked on steadfastly, contained herself at this crisis, and until the subsequent departure of Mrs Chick.
在奇克夫人随后离开之前，一直在密切注视着黑眼睛的尼珀，在这关键性的时刻，她很困难地克制着自己。
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3. Miss nipper received that proof of her confidence, as well as the prospect of their free association for the future, rather coldly, and was anything but enthusiastic in her demonstrations of joy.
这样做，表明波利对尼珀姑娘表示信任，可是尼珀姑娘对于这一点，以及对她们今后可以自由交往的前景却反应相当冷淡。 她丝毫也不热情地表示高兴。
- nipper (n.) "small boy," 1859, originally (1530s) a pickpocket who "pinched" other people's property; see nip (v.).
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