clipped

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Clipped means neatly cut. 修剪整齊的
...a quiet street of clipped hedges and flowering gardens. …一條樹籬修剪整齊、花園開滿鮮花的安靜街道。
2. ADJ If you say that someone has a clipped way of speaking, you mean they speak with quick, short sounds, and usually that they sound upper-class. (尤指上等階級(jí)說話聲音) 清脆快速的
Her clipped tones crackled over the telephone line. 她清脆快速的語調(diào)在電話線另一頭響了起來。