pipping

英 [ˈpɪpɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɪpɪŋ]

v. 以微弱优势击败; 险胜; 终于战胜
pip的现在分词

（苹果、柑橘、梨等的）种子，籽
Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
VERB 以微弱优势打败；险胜
If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.
1. It's still possible for the losers to be pipped by West Germany for a semi-final place...
  失利者仍有可能在争夺半决赛权时被西德队击败。
2. She pipped actress Meryl Streep to the part.
  她击败女演员梅丽尔·斯特里普，拿到了这个角色。
（英国广播中的）报时信号
In Britain, the pips on the radio are a series of short, high-pitched sounds that are used as a time signal.
（英国公用电话提示需要投入硬币时的）嘟嘟声
In Britain, when you make a telephone call from a public telephone, the pips are a signal that you need to put in more money.
PHRASE （在竞赛等中）于最后一刻击败，险胜
If someone is pipped at the post or pipped to the post they are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something.
1. I didn't want us to be pipped to the post.
  我不希望我们在最后一刻落败。

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An exhibit featuring a film about US President George W.Bush's home town in Texas won the Turner Prize, Britain's most prestigious art award, pipping a digital recreation of Osama bin Laden's house.
一部以美国总统乔治W布什的家乡德克萨斯州为主题的多媒体艺术作品击败了奥萨马本拉登的数字化虚拟住所，赢得英国知名度最高的艺术大奖&特纳奖。