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。

Today I want to nip it in the bud.

今天，我想把它扼杀在萌芽状态。

She says she's a little surprised Tiki didn't nip the umpire when he touched him.

她说她有点惊讶Tiki在碰裁判时候没有掐他。

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

将迟到拖拉扼杀于摇篮之中。

So where does this phrase come from William–to nip something in the bud?

那威廉，这个短语来自哪里呢？

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

能借一下你车吗？午餐时候我得去一趟商店。

It's good to nip small problems in the bud before they turn into big problems.

小事化无，防患于未然。

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

她看起来精神不稳定。所以，我防患于未然了。

When you nip something in the bud, you stop it from growing.

当你把某事在初期砍断时，这个事情就不会再发展下去。

So then over here is my nipping press.

这里是我压。

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，这也够吓人了！

" Wait for me, will you, while I nip upstairs and get the badges? "

“你们等一等，我到楼上去拿一枚徽章，好吗？”

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

那行 我要将此不正之风扼杀于萌芽中。

The Nanotyrannus knows that a nip from a young Tyrannosaur could potentially end its life.

矮暴龙知道被幼霸王龙咬上一小口就可能会让它没命。

The rising water nipped painfully at her feet.

飞涨湍流狠狠地拍打着她脚。

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

尽早矫正小孩发音问题是对。

I would nip that back talk in the bud.

我会把其扼杀在萌芽状态。

Luckily, I'm not your friend. So you can trust me. Nip it in the bud.

幸运是，我不是你朋友。所以你可以相信我。把它扼杀在萌芽之中吧。

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。