Clipper
01
指甲刀, 理发推子
a handheld metal tool with sharp blades used to trim nails or cut hair
例子
She uses a clipper to keep her nails neat and short.
她使用指甲钳来保持指甲整洁和短小。
The barber picked up the clipper to shape the sides of his haircut.
理发师拿起理发器来塑造他发型的侧面。
02
a tool for cutting grass, shrubs, or other vegetation
例子
He trimmed the hedge neatly using garden clippers.
The gardener sharpened the clippers before pruning the bushes.
03
a large, fast sailing ship of the 19th century, built for speed and used mainly in trade and passenger transport
例子
The clipper raced across the Atlantic with unmatched speed.
Tea clippers once carried cargo between China and England.
04
(in electronics) a nonlinear circuit designed to restrict or limit the amplitude of a signal by clipping off its peaks
例子
The engineer added a clipper to prevent signal distortion.
Clippers are essential in audio circuits to control peak levels.
