pip
noun uk/pɪp/ us/pɪp/
(SEED)
[ C ] UK (US seed)（苹果、柑橘等水果的）籽，种子
one of the small seeds of a fruit such as an apple or an orange
Compare: stone noun (SEED)
(SOUND)
[ C usually plural ] mainly UK（尤指一串）短而尖的声音，嘟嘟声
a short, high sound, especially one of a series
She turned on the radio and heard the five o'clock pips. 她打开收音机，听到了5点钟的报时音。
pip
verb [ T ] UK informal uk/pɪp/ us/pɪp/ -pp-
（以极其微弱的优势或恰巧在比赛结束时）打败，击败;险胜
to beat someone either by a very small amount or right at the end of a competition
I got through to the final interview, but I was pipped at the post (= in the final stage) by a candidate with better qualifications. 我一直闯到了最后一轮面试，但在最后关头被一个条件比我更好的求职者击败了。