1 a small object, usually made of metal or plastic, used for holding things together 夹子；回形针；回形针: a paper clip 回形针a hairclip 发夹 ☞picture at stationery 见stationery插图

2 a small section of a film that is shown so that people can see what the rest of the film is like 电影片段 ☞Look at trailer. 参看trailer。

3 (informal 非正式) a quick hit with the hand 快速的一击: She gave the boy a clip round the ear. 她打了男孩一记耳光。

4 the act of cutting sth to make it shorter 削减；缩短