pip
noun
verb
pɪp
noun
1
a
small
seed
from
a
fruit
such
as
an
apple
or
orange
〔苹果、柑橘等水果的〕果核，种子，籽
an
apple
pip
苹果籽
Have
these
oranges
got
pips
in?
这些橙子有核吗？
2
a
high
note
that
is
part
of
a
series
of
short
sounds,
used
for
example
on
the
radio
to
show
the
time,
or
on
a
public
telephone
line
to
show
that
your
money
has
almost
finished
哔哔声;〔电台的〕报时信号;〔提示电话里的钱快用完的〕提示音;
AmE
The
pips
are
going
so
I’d
better
say
goodbye.
余额不足的提示音响了，我得说再见了。
3
one
of
the
stars
on
the
shoulders
of
the
coats
of
army
officers
that
shows
their
rank
[过时] 〔军官肩章上表示等级的〕星
old-fashioned
verb
4
pip sb at the post
to
beat
someone
at
the
last
moment
in
a
race,
competition
etc,
when
they
were
expecting
to
win
在最后一刻击败某人
The
Maclaren
team
were
narrowly
pipped
at
the
post
by
Ferrari.
麦克拉伦车队在最后一刻被法拉利车队以微弱的优势击败了。
5
to
beat
someone
in
a
race,
competition
etc,
by
only
a
small
amount
〔在比赛、竞争等中〕险胜，以微弱优势击败
pip
sb
to/for
sth
Jackson
just
pipped
him
for
the
gold.
杰克逊仅以微弱优势击败他获得了金牌。