nip

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Should I nip out and get some groceries?
要我赶紧出去一趟买些食品吗？
The presidential contest is nip and tuck.
总统竞选势均力敌。
I'll nip out and buy a newspaper.
我赶紧出门买份报纸.
The presidential contest is nip and tuck.
总统竞选势均力敌。
It is important to recognize jealousy and to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.
重要的是要甄辨出嫉妒情绪并尽早消除这种心理，以免其一发不可收拾。

(GO QUICKLY) to go somewhere quickly or be somewhere for only a short time
(PRESS QUICKLY) to press something quickly and quite hard between two objects, especially sharp objects such as teeth or nails
(COLD) If there is a nip in the air, the air outside is quite cold.
(QUICK BITE/PRESS) an occasion when something nips a person or thing
(DRINK) a small amount of strong alcoholic drink

If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb.
Nip is also a noun.
A nip is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink.
to nip something in the bud &rarrsee bud