nip

Compared meaning: to squeeze tightly with fingers (verb).

比较义项：捏（动词）。

• pinch

  Pinch describes a sustained, often painful squeeze made with finger and thumb; typical of skin, cheeks or needles, not something animals do with their mouths.

  捏（pinch）指用手指和拇指用力挤压，动作较为持续，往往带来疼痛感，常用于皮肤、脸颊或打针等场合，一般不用来描述动物用嘴做出的动作。

  She felt a small pinch when the nurse gave her the injection.

  护士给她打针时，她感到一阵轻微的刺痛。

• nip 本词

  Nip describes a quick, sharp pinch or small bite, often given playfully or by an animal's mouth or teeth, unlike the sustained finger-and-thumb squeeze of pinch.

  捏（nip）指快速而短促的一捏或轻咬，常带有玩闹意味，也可以是动物用嘴或牙齿做出的动作，不同于 pinch 那种用手指和拇指持续用力的挤压。

  The dog gave a playful nip at my fingers during the game.

  玩耍时，那只狗顽皮地轻咬了我的手指一口。

Pinch and nip both mean to squeeze between finger and thumb. Pinch is a sustained, often painful squeeze, typical of skin or cheeks. Nip is quicker and sharper, often playful, and can describe an animal's small bite. Pinch can mean to steal; not compared.

这两个词在“捏”这一意义上很接近，但侧重不同：pinch 强调用手指和拇指用力挤压，常带来疼痛感；nip 强调动作短促尖锐，常用于动物用嘴轻咬，语气也更轻松俏皮。这里不比较 pinch 表示“偷”或名词“少量”的用法，也不比较 nip 表示“匆匆出去”或名词“少量烈酒”“寒意刺骨”的用法。