To nip something in the bud.

把某事扼杀于萌芽。

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

淘气！淘气！你不要抓这位先生呀。

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

看起来精神不稳定。所以，我防患于。

Take a nap or nip by yourself.

你可以独自午睡或喝酒。

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

温度表降到零下十二度，寒风吹来，刺人肌骨。

Be careful of her cysts. She'll nip you.

小心的包囊 会咬你的。

Today I want to nip it in the bud.

今天，我想把它扼杀在萌芽状态。

Oh, you need to nip that in the bud.

噢，你应该防患于。

I would nip that back talk in the bud.

我会把其扼杀在萌芽状态。

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

迟到拖拉扼杀于摇篮之中。

Oh really? Well, you want to nip that in the bud.

哦，真的吗？嗯，你要防患于。

You're probably right to nip that speech problem in the bud.

尽早矫正小孩发音问题是对的。

Eh? Nip it in the bud?

什么？Nip it in the bud？

Tell you what. I'm gonna nip this in the bud.

那行 我要此不正之风扼杀于萌芽中。

It's actually more of a nip, really, but there it is.

实际上不过是含一口但你看。

First it nips off the grass, and swallows it as quickly as possible.

首先，绵羊把青草咬下来，尽可能快地吞下去。

" 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一点，温迪。"

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！

He was also known to nip the occasional visitor although he was mostly well-behaved.

巴尼也因咬来访者而出名，不过大多数时间巴尼都举止得体。

Could I borrow your bike? I need to nip to the shops at lunchtime?

能借一下你的单车吗？午餐的时候我得去一趟商店。