one of the small seeds of a fruit such as an apple or an orange

Compare: stone noun (SEED)

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。

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。

abbreviation for Personal Independence Payment: in the UK , money that the government pays to people who need extra help because they have a disability (= an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do some things that most other people can do)

Whether people can get PIP depends on an assessment of their ability to carry out certain daily activities. 人们是否能获得独立个人补贴取决于对他们进行某些日常活动的能力的评估。

Some people's PIP claims have been unsuccessful. 有些人没能成功地申请到独立个人补贴。