pips是什么意思？

pips

• n. 果核( pip的名词复数 )，种子，短而尖的声音，报时信号；
• v. Product Improcement Program 产品改进计划( pip的第三人称单数 )，果核，种子，短而尖的声音；

例句

• But do you really need to add ten pips? 不过,你真要加十个点 吗 ?
• The weather forecast is followed by the pips at 6 o'clock. 天气预报之后即为6点钟报时信号.
• Cut the fruit in half and inspect the pips: if they are turning slightly brown it is ready for harvesting. 把果实切成两半，检查一下其中的籽：如果有点成棕色，那就该收获了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （苹果、柑橘、梨等的）种子，籽
  Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
• VERB
  以微弱优势打败；险胜
  If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.
  例句
  It's still possible for the losers to be pipped by West Germany for a semi-final place... 失利者仍有可能在争夺半决赛权时被西德队击败。 She pipped actress Meryl Streep to the part. 她击败女演员梅丽尔·斯特里普，拿到了这个角色。
• N-PLURAL
  （英国广播中的）报时信号
  In Britain, the pips on the radio are a series of short, high-pitched sounds that are used as a time signal.
• N-PLURAL
  （英国公用电话提示需要投入硬币时的）嘟嘟声
  In Britain, when you make a telephone call from a public telephone, the pips are a signal that you need to put in more money.
• PHRASE
  （在竞赛等中）于最后一刻击败，险胜
  If someone is pipped at the post or pipped to the post they are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something.
  例句
  I didn't want us to be pipped to the post. 我不希望我们在最后一刻落败。