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hip1 /hɪp/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1  HBAHBHone of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist 臀部；髋部 She stood there with her hands on her hips glaring at him. 她站在那里，双手叉腰瞪着他。 The old lady had fallen and broken her hip. 那老妇人摔了一跤，髋部骨折。 →4  See picture of 见图 SKELETON2. HBPDthe red fruit of some kinds of roses 蔷薇果（实） SYN rose hip

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hip• Harriet met them at the edge of the yard with her hands on her hips.• Mrs Fanning rolled her hips in a droll way like some one trying to keep up a Hula-Hoop.• She had shredded the thing with her hips.• The leotard she wore was a pale yellow Spandex, defining the wide shoulders and lean hips of a gymnast.• Now reverse it - right hand behind your head, left hand on hip and lean to your left.• The physiotherapist controls the patient's balance reactions by maintaining control of the patient's hip and knee.• If Christmas has settled on your hips and middle, it's time to act.• Check that you are in a square position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.hip2 adjective informal  1  FASHIONABLEdoing things or done according to the latest fashion 新潮的，时髦的 SYN cool McMillan’s novel gets my vote for hippest book of the year. 我认为麦克米伦的小说是今年最时髦的书。2  be/get hip to something informal to learn about a new product, idea etc 了解某事物 More and more people are getting hip to e-banking. 越来越多的人开始了解电子银行业务。

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hip• I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip.• It's really funny when Dad tries to be hip.• But Route 66 shows that nostalgia is positively hip.• This attitude is defiantly hip and belligerently contemporary.• But I plan over the next year to completely renew my rig; there are just too many hip new things.• The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.hip3 interjection  hip, hip, hooray!hip, hooray! hip APPROVESHOUTused as a shout of approval 加油！好哇！〔表示赞许的喊声〕HIP /hɪp/ noun [countable]  the abbreviation of Home Information Pack / home information pack 的缩写 ，房屋信息包From Longman Business Dictionary

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HipHip noun [countable] British English PROPERTY home income plan; an arrangement that allows you to have an income from the EQUITY in your home (=the part of your home’s value that would belong to you if the house was sold)The alternative to the mortgage-based Hip is a plan where you sell, rather than mortgage, part or all of your house. → see also ShipOrigin hip1 1. Old English hype2. Old English heope hip2 (1900-2000) Origin unknown hip3 (1700-1800) Origin unknown

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HIP /hɪp/ noun [countable]
the abbreviation of Home Information Pack

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hip¹ /hɪp/ noun [countable]1. one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist:
    She stood there with her hands on her hips glaring at him.
    The old lady had fallen and broken her hip.
2. the red fruit of some kinds of roses
   SYN  rose hip

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hip² adjective informal1. doing things or done according to the latest fashion
   SYN  cool:
    McMillan’s novel gets my vote for hippest book of the year.
2. be/get hip to something to learn about a new product, idea etc:
    More and more people are getting hip to e-banking.

III

hip³ interjectionhip, hip, hooray! used as a shout of approval