| 释义 |
nip off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | nip off - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"clip, snip, snip off, nipcut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
Translations
nip off
nip off1. To very quickly or discreetly depart (to some place), especially for a short length of time. I need to nip off to the store to get some milk—do we need anything else? I think they nipped off to get some more party supplies. They should be back soon.2. To sever something (from something else) by pinching, cutting, or snipping it. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "nip" and "off." With great charm and grace, he bent down, nipped off a rose from the bush, and presented it to his date. Just let me get my scissors and nip these hairs off that the barber missed.See also: nip, offnip something off (of) something and nip something offto clip or cut something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Let me nip a few blossoms off the rosebush. I nipped off a few blossoms and made a bouquet.See also: nip, offnip off
Synonyms for nip offverb sever or remove by pinching or snippingSynonymsRelated Words |