hip
hip — 名詞
1. the side of your body between your waist and the top of your legs, including the
臀部
腰部以下、大腿上方的身體兩側
the side of your body between your waist and the top of your legs, including the large ball-and-socket joint where your leg connects to your pelvis
Dahlia fell while ice-skating and felt a sharp pain in her left hip.
Dahlia 溜冰時摔倒，左臀感到一陣劇痛。
collocation: pain in the hip
The doctor examined Meera's hip and said the joint looked healthy.
醫生檢查了 Meera 的臀部，說關節看起來很健康。
Elena carried the toddler on her hip while she stirred the soup.
Elena 把幼兒抱在臀側，一邊攪拌鍋裡的湯。
These trousers are too tight around the hips and need a larger size.
這條褲子在臀部太緊了，需要大一點的尺寸。
Regular stretching can strengthen the muscles around your hips and lower back.
定期伸展有助於強化臀部及下背部的肌肉。
文法句型
have + [adjective] + hips
pain/ache + in + the/your + hip
on + possessive + hip
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural (hips) when referring to the width or shape of the body on both sides.
常見錯誤
2. the small red or orange fruit produced by a wild rose bush after its flowers hav
玫瑰果
野玫瑰花謝後結出的紅色果實
the small red or orange fruit produced by a wild rose bush after its flowers have dropped off, often used in teas and herbal remedies
Zuri collected rose hips from the garden to make a warm winter tea.
Zuri 從花園採集玫瑰果，用來泡一杯暖身的冬季茶飲。
collocation: collect rose hips
The rose hips turned bright red after the first cold night of autumn.
入秋第一個寒夜過後，玫瑰果變成了鮮紅色。
Dario added dried rose hips to the pot and let them boil for ten minutes.
Dario 把乾燥的玫瑰果放進鍋裡，讓它們滾煮十分鐘。
Rose hips are rich in vitamin C and are often used in natural medicine.
玫瑰果富含維生素 C，常用於自然療法之中。
- rosehip
alternative one-word spelling, equally correct
文法句型
collect/gather + rose hips
dried + rose hips
用法筆記
Rose hip is the standard term; the shortened form hip (without rose) is rare outside botanical writing.
hip — 形容詞
1. knowing about and following the most recent styles, music, or ideas, especially
時髦的
了解並追隨最新潮流的
knowing about and following the most recent styles, music, or ideas, especially within youth culture
Yael always knows which bands are hip before they become famous.
Yael 總是在樂團爆紅之前就知道哪些團很潮。
pattern: be + hip (no noun following)
Rin's favourite café has old vinyl records on the walls and a very hip feel.
Rin 最喜歡的咖啡館牆上掛著老黑膠唱片，感覺非常新潮。
Hugo bought a hip jacket from a small shop in Berlin.
Hugo 在柏林一家小店買了一件很潮的夾克。
Wearing vintage clothes became hip among the art students at university.
穿復古衣服在大學藝術系學生之間變得時髦起來。
Bilal's grandmother surprised the family by using a hip new messaging app every day.
Bilal 的祖母每天用一款超潮的新通訊軟體，讓全家人都很驚訝。
- uncool
informal opposite; not fashionable or admired by young people
- old-fashioned
not modern or up to date
文法句型
be + hip
get + hip
hip + noun
用法筆記
Now less common in everyday speech than cool or trendy. In the 2000s–2010s it was widely used in marketing; today it can sound slightly dated.
常見錯誤
hip — 感嘆詞
1. a word shouted three times in a traditional group cheer to show strong enthusias
歡呼聲
一群人齊聲喝采的喊叫
a word shouted three times in a traditional group cheer to show strong enthusiasm and support for a person or achievement
The crowd shouted 'Hip, hip, hooray!' when the team carried the trophy onto the field.
當球隊捧著獎盃走進球場時，群眾高喊「Hip， hip， hooray！」。
fixed phrase: 'Hip, hip, hooray!'
The students stood up and called 'Hip, hip!' and everyone replied 'Hooray!' three times.
學生們站起來大喊「Hip， hip！」，然後大家齊聲回答「Hooray！」，一共三次。
pattern: leader calls 'Hip, hip!' and group responds 'Hooray!'
The children shouted 'Hip, hip, hooray!' for their teacher on her last day of school.
孩子們在老師任職的最後一天大喊「Hip， hip， hooray！」。
The family shouted 'Hip, hip!' and then 'Hooray!' for the birthday girl.
全家人對著壽星大喊「Hip， hip！」，然後歡呼「Hooray！」。
文法句型
used in the fixed phrase 'Hip, hip, hooray!'
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed three-part call-and-response pattern: one person shouts 'Hip, hip!' and everyone answers 'Hooray!', repeated three times.
hip — 動詞
1. to tell someone about something new or important, giving them information they d
告知
讓某人知道重要的新消息
to tell someone about something new or important, giving them information they did not have before
Christopher hiped Darius to a great little restaurant that most tourists miss.
Christopher 告訴 Darius 一家很棒的小餐館，大多數觀光客都不知道。
pattern: hip [someone] to [something]
The technician hiped Élise to the software update that fixed her computer problems.
技術人員告訴 Élise 有能修好她電腦問題的軟體更新。
Adaeze hiped her classmates to the scholarship opportunity before the deadline passed.
Adaeze 在截止日期前提醒同學們有獎學金的機會。
A colleague hiped Tamás to the job opening before the company posted it publicly.
一位同事在公司在網路上發布職缺之前，就先告訴 Tamás 有這個工作機會。
文法句型
hip + someone + to + something
用法筆記
This verb is strongly informal and somewhat dated in modern use. It is most often encountered in the fixed expression 'hip someone to something' meaning to make them aware of a new fact, opportunity, or trend.