cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes
(多指用剪刀迅速地)剪
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she was snipping a few dead heads off the roses 她正在剪掉枯死的玫瑰花苞
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[no obj.]
she inspected the embroidery, snipping at loose threads .她在检查刺绣品,把松线头剪掉。
an act of cutting something in such a way
剪
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he took a snip at a dandelion on the grass .他剪下草地上的一枝蒲公英。
a small piece of something that has been cut off
剪下的小片
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the collage consists of snips of wallpaper. 这张拼贴画是由墙纸剪片组成的。
[in sing.]
〈英,非正式〉 便宜货
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the wine is a snip at £2.65. 这酒真便宜,才2.65英镑。
〈旧〉 容易办到的事情。
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(尤指剪金属用的)平头剪
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use tin snips .用剪马口铁的平头剪。
〈北 美,非正式〉 小人物,无足轻重的人
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imagine that little snip telling me I was wrong! 想象一下吧,那个小子居然跟我说我错了!
"mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘a shred’): from Low German