英语词汇“snip”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

snip

/snɪp

verb (snips, snipping, snipped) [with object]

Cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes: she was snipping a few dead heads off the roses [no object]: she inspected the embroidery, snipping at loose threads...

The dress is really rough but I have been chopping and snipping it all day.
She pulled the scissors from her dress pocket and snipped her hair off.
Beth nodded, and unceremoniously snipped the loose ends with a pair of kitchen shears.

Synonyms

cut, clip, cut into, slit, nick, gash, notch, incise, snick

cut off, snip off, trim (off), clip, prune, hack off, chop off, saw off, lop (off), dock, crop, sever, separate, detach, remove, take off

noun

1An act of snipping something: he took a snip at a dandelion on the grass...

The tips should be sharp enough to trim closely with a single snip.
The blades came to the end of their path with a sharp snip; one hand caught the strip before it could fall and laid it down carefully among a neat pile of equally-curled strips.
After a few snips here and there, Tara looked into the mirror, and her face lit up.

Synonyms

cut, clip, trim;

slit, nick, gash, notch, incision, snick

1.1A small piece of something that has been snipped off: the collage consists of snips of wallpaper...

They don't just only look hugely attractive; they will also deliver snips of foliage to enliven your cooking all summer.

Synonyms

scrap, cutting, shred, strip, ribbon, rag, snippet, remnant, fragment, sliver, splinter, chip, bit, tiny bit, piece, tiny piece, speck, crumb, spot, fleck, wisp

1.2 (the snip) British informal A vasectomy: about 6,000 men get the snip every year, and numbers are increasing...

Now I'll have to fend off those nasty questions about getting the snip!
Then she told me it was time to get the snip.
Scots are turning their backs on the snip.

2A surprisingly cheap item; a bargain: the wine is a snip at £3.65...

See for yourselves and get a 30 per cent discount on this title into the bargain - a snip at just £13.29.
At 15.99, it's a snip for the Christmas stocking.
Where they triumph is in their cheerfully cheap black nylon and leather combination - something of a snip at £15.

Synonyms

bargain, good buy, cheap buy;

(good) value for money, surprisingly cheap

informal giveaway, steal

2.1 dated A thing that is easily achieved.

Synonyms

easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure, gravy train

informal doddle, walk in the park, piece of cake, picnic, money for old rope, money for jam, cinch, breeze, sitter, kids' stuff, cushy job/number, doss, cakewalk, pushover

North American informal duck soup, snap

Australian/New Zealand informal bludge, snack

South African informal a piece of old tackie

British vulgar slang a piece of piss

3 (snips) Shears for cutting metal: tin snips...

They had tried everything: pliers, tin snips, saws, even a blow torch.
Rolled Vinyl with Aluminum channel backing requires a hammer, nails, metal snips and a tape measure.
The material is held down with standard roofing nails, and can be cut with snips or a utility knife.

4North American informal A small or insignificant person: imagine that little snip telling me I was wrong!

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'a shred'): from Low German snip 'small piece', of imitative origin.

单词	snip
释义	snip /snɪp / verb (snips, snipping, snipped) [with object] Cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes: she was snipping a few dead heads off the roses [no object]: she inspected the embroidery, snipping at* loose threads... The dress is really rough but I have been chopping and snipping it all day. She pulled the scissors from her dress pocket and snipped her hair off. Beth nodded, and unceremoniously snipped the loose ends with a pair of kitchen shears. Synonyms cut, clip, cut into, slit, nick, gash, notch, incise, snick cut off, snip off, trim (off), clip, prune, hack off, chop off, saw off, lop (off), dock, crop, sever, separate, detach, remove, take off noun 1An act of snipping something: he took a snip at a dandelion on the grass... The tips should be sharp enough to trim closely with a single snip. The blades came to the end of their path with a sharp snip; one hand caught the strip before it could fall and laid it down carefully among a neat pile of equally-curled strips. After a few snips here and there, Tara looked into the mirror, and her face lit up. Synonyms cut, clip, trim; slit, nick, gash, notch, incision, snick 1.1A small piece of something that has been snipped off: the collage consists of snips of wallpaper... They don't just only look hugely attractive; they will also deliver snips of foliage to enliven your cooking all summer. Synonyms scrap, cutting, shred, strip, ribbon, rag, snippet, remnant, fragment, sliver, splinter, chip, bit, tiny bit, piece, tiny piece, speck, crumb, spot, fleck, wisp 1.2 (the snip) British* informal A vasectomy: about 6,000 men get the snip every year, and numbers are increasing... Now I'll have to fend off those nasty questions about getting the snip! Then she told me it was time to get the snip. Scots are turning their backs on the snip. 2A surprisingly cheap item; a bargain: the wine is a snip at £3.65... See for yourselves and get a 30 per cent discount on this title into the bargain - a snip at just £13.29. At 15.99, it's a snip for the Christmas stocking. Where they triumph is in their cheerfully cheap black nylon and leather combination - something of a snip at £15. Synonyms bargain, good buy, cheap buy; (good) value for money, surprisingly cheap informal giveaway, steal 2.1 dated A thing that is easily achieved. Synonyms easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure, gravy train informal doddle, walk in the park, piece of cake, picnic, money for old rope, money for jam, cinch, breeze, sitter, kids' stuff, cushy job/number, doss, cakewalk, pushover North American informal duck soup, snap Australian/New Zealand informal bludge, snack South African informal a piece of old tackie British vulgar slang a piece of piss 3 (snips) Shears for cutting metal: tin snips... They had tried everything: pliers, tin snips, saws, even a blow torch. Rolled Vinyl with Aluminum channel backing requires a hammer, nails, metal snips and a tape measure. The material is held down with standard roofing nails, and can be cut with snips or a utility knife. 4North American informal A small or insignificant person: imagine that little snip telling me I was wrong! Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'a shred'): from Low German snip 'small piece', of imitative origin. Rhymes blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
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