| 单词 | snip |
| 释义 | snip (snɪp ) Word forms: snips , snipping , snipped 1. verb If you snip something, or if you snip at or through something, you cut it quickly using sharp scissors. He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper. [VERB adverb/preposition] He snipped a length of new bandage and placed it around Peter's chest. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cut, nick, clip, crop 2. singular noun If you say that something is a snip, you mean that it is very good value. [British, informal] The beautifully made briefcase is a snip at £74.25. Synonyms: bargain, steal [informal], good buy, giveaway Collocations: snip away Sprawling mats of rock roses (helianthemum) need the lank flower stems snipped away in handfuls, with secateurs. Times, Sunday Times (2018) They removed part of my colon and snipped away all the disease from my small intestine in a three-hour operation. The Sun (2014) While he snipped away and I sipped my coffee, we would put the world to rights. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Your ovaries, your all-important hormone factory, have been snipped away. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 快速剪 Japanese: チョキンと切る |
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