Ah, naughty, naughty; would you take a nip at the gentleman?

淘气！淘气！你不要抓这位先生呀。

To nip something in the bud.

把某事扼杀于萌芽。

The rising water nipped painfully at her feet.

飞涨的湍流狠狠地拍打着她的脚。

She seemed mentally unstable. So, I nipped that problem in the bud.

她看起来精神不稳定。所以，我防患于未然了。

" I nipped a bit out of that eagle's mouth pretty neatly, Wendy" .

" 我轻轻松松就从那只老鹰嘴里抢了，迪。"

At worst, you might get nipped and gnawed on a little, which is scary enough!

最糟不过被咬上几小口，这也够吓人的了！

Some of them, envelopes, were gathered in batches nipped at the waist with elastic bands.

有些信被分批收好，中间用橡皮筋捆着。

She says she's a little surprised Tiki didn't nip the umpire when he touched him.

她说她有惊讶Tiki在碰裁判的时候没有掐他。

On the opposite end, you stop something from growing if you nip it in the bud.

相反，如果你把某物消灭在萌芽状态（nip it in the bud），你是阻止它的生长。

Today I want to nip it in the bud.

今天，我想把它扼杀在萌芽状态。

Big crabs can give a nasty nip, so it's best to start off with smaller ones.

大螃蟹会夹得很疼，所以最好先从小螃蟹开始吃。

The thermometer marked -12 degrees centigrade, and a fresh breeze left a sharp nip in the air.

度表降到零下十二度，寒风吹来，刺人肌骨。

Take a nap or nip by yourself.

你可以独自午睡或喝酒。

So then over here is my nipping press.

这里是我的压器。

" Well, I'll ask you three to just nip the rest of them back into their cage."

“啊，我请你们三位把剩下的这些抓回笼子里去。”

I would nip that back talk in the bud.

我会把其扼杀在萌芽状态。

A chill wind was blowing that nipped him sharply and bit with especial venom into his wounded shoulder.

凛冽的风吹得他周身寒冷刺骨, 尤其是他那受了伤的肩膀, 痛得如刀割。

It's time to nip your tardiness in the bud.

将迟到拖拉扼杀于摇篮之中。

If you see bad behavior, nip it in the bud.

如果你看到不良行为，就把它扼杀在萌芽状态。

When you nip something in the bud, you stop it from growing.

当你把某事在初期砍断时，这个事情就不会再发展下去。