pip-squeak

n. 不重要的东西, 控制发射机的钟表机构

例句与用法：

We didn't win the contract: we were pipped at the post by a firm whose price was lower.

我们未得到那份合同的生意，最後是让一家出价低的公司击败了我们。

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。

She gives me the pip.

她老让我生气。

His disgusting jokes gave everybody the pip.

他那些令人作呕的笑话弄得大家都不痛快。

词形变化：

动词过去式: pipped | 动词过去分词: pipped | 动词现在分词: pipping | 动词第三人称单数: pips |

详细释义：

=pipsqueak