- [countable]
a short part of a film that is shown separately 电影片段 Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2a clip from a Sherlock Holmes movie 剪自福尔摩斯影片的一个片段 You will see in this clip how well she acts. 在这个片段里你会看到她的表演有多好。 The documentary began with a clip from the President's inauguration speech. 这部纪录片以总统就职演说的片段开始。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- short
- film
- …
- see
- view
- watch
- …
- in a/the clip
- clip from
- [countable]
(often in compounds 常构成复合词 a small metal or plastic object used for holding things together or in place （金属或塑料的）夹子，回形针 
a hair clip 发夹 toe clips on a bicycle 自行车上的踏脚夹套 She put a clip in her hair. 她别了一个发夹。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bicycle
- hair
- nose
- …
- attach
- fasten
- put
- …
- hold something
- [countable]
a piece of jewellery that fastens to your clothes 首饰别针 a diamond clip 钻石别针
- [singular]
the act of cutting something to make it shorter 剪短；修剪 - [countable] (British English, informal)
a quick hit with your hand （用手）猛击，抽打 - [countable]
a set of bullets in a metal container that is placed in or attached to a gun for firing 子弹夹；弹匣 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ammo
- ammunition
- empty
- …
- empty
- load
- unload
- …
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 6 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.
Idioms
at a fast, good, steady, etc. clip
- (especially North American English)
quickly 迅速；很快地 Land prices will rise at a healthy clip. 土地价格将稳步上涨。