by 1968, "buttocks, ass," U.S. slang, the kind of thing that once sounded naughty on "Laugh-In" (and briefly popularized by that program). As it often was used with you bet your ... it may be nonsense chosen for alliteration, but there may be some whiff of bipedal in it.
双语例句
1. Barnaby may be 15, but he's nippy and suited to badminton.
巴纳比可能15岁了，但他动作敏捷，适合打羽毛球。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This nippy new car has fold down rear seats.
这辆速度很快的新车配有可以放倒的后座。
来自柯林斯例句
3. It could get suddenly nippy in the evenings.
晚上会突然变得很冷。
来自柯林斯例句
4. a nippy little sports car
小巧灵便的跑车
来自《权威词典》
5. The late - afternoon October air was nippy and there was a wind off the Hudson.
