词组 | at a clip |
释义 | at a clip1. In a particular interval or span of time. I don't feel like going out tonight because I've had to sit in lectures for five hours at a clip every day this week. 2. At a particular pace. In this usage, an adjective describing the pace is used between "a" and "clip." Since you're still a beginner, just see if you can get your horse to move at a steady clip. at a good clipQuickly; at a fast pace. That horse is moving at a good clip—I think he might win the race! *at a good clipand *at a fast cliprapidly. (*Typically: go ~; move ~; run ~; travel ~.) We were moving along at a good clip when a state trooper stopped us. at a clipat a time; all at once. US informal 2000 Anthony Bourdain Kitchen Confidential I peeled 75 pounds of shrimp at a clip. at a fast, good, steady, etc. ˈclip(especially American English) quickly: Land prices will rise at a healthy clip. |
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