【clipper】 - A-level备考词汇

clipper

UK:  ['klɪpə(r)]

US:  ['klɪpər]

复数：clippers  

n.

1.快速飞机

2.快速大帆船;快速大飞艇;快马

3.斩波器

4.快帆船

5.肠衣顶部结扎机

6.钳子

7.剪取人;削取人;大剪刀,剪子

8.〔无〕削波器,限制器,限幅器;〔空〕特快客机,巨型班机

9.〔俚语〕上等品,上好的东西;第一流人物

10.【无线电】削波器,限幅器

1 . The clipper ship era ended with the advent of steamships , but their memory lives on in the name of one of Los Angeles' two NBA teams.
快帆船时代的结束是在轮船出现之后，但对它们的记忆还留在洛杉矶两支NBA球队之一的名字上。

2 . The Web clipper retrieves the content to which the link refers and replaces the current content with the retrieved content.
Web裁剪器检索链接指向的内容并把当前的内容替换为检索的内容。

3 . In the early days of the clipper ships, sailors who went on long voyages would often get a dangerous disease called scurvy.
在使用快速帆船的初期，远洋海员们往往会患一种叫做坏死病的危险疾病。

4 . A spokesman for the Danish company, the Clipper Group told reporters the cargo ship CEC Future is now free and its crew is safe.
丹麦Clipper集团公司发言人告诉记者CEC未来号货轮及其船员目前都很安全。

5 . Carrie proceeded to get the "Clipper, " and tried to find the agents by looking over it as she stood beside the stand.
嘉莉于是去买了《剪报》，站在报摊边，想扫一眼报纸，找到那些代理人。