| 释义 |
snip
I. \ˈsnip\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: from or akin to Dutch & Low German snip small piece, snip
1.
a. : a small piece that is snipped off
< cut a paper into snips >
also : something very small : fragment, particle, bit
< an essay seasoned with snips from great poets >
b. : a cut, incision, or notch made by snipping
< an armhole formed by a snip in the fabric >
c. : an act or sound of snipping : a single stroke of shears or scissors
< with a snip of his shears >
< heard the busy snip of her scissors >
2. : a small stripe or spot of white on an animal's face; especially : a white spot between the nostrils of a horse
3. archaic : tailor
4. : a presumptuous or impertinent person (as a saucy girl) : upstart, minx
< the little snip — the nerve of her — Tom Walters >
5. archaic : share
< let me go snip with you in this lie — John Dryden >
6. Britain
a. : something certain of achievement : a sure thing
< it is a snip; we will get both of them, and also the guns — Nevil Shute >
b. : a purchase certain not to disappoint : a good value for the price : bargain, buy
< a real snip >
< one small donkey cart … a snip at £15 — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
II. verb
(snipped ; snipped ; snipping ; snips)
Etymology: from or akin to Dutch & Low German snippen to snip; akin to Middle High German snipfen to snap the fingers
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to snatch quickly : snap off; also : filch
2. : to cut with or as if with shears or scissors
< snip off the surplus thread >
specifically : to clip suddenly or by bits
< snip his budget until it is within his income >
3. chiefly dialect
a. : to mar by snipping or chipping a piece from : chip
b. : curb, check
4. : to make a snip with (shears or scissors)
intransitive verb
1. : to make a cut with or as if with shears or scissors; specifically : to make a short quick cut
2. : to make the characteristic short cutting sound of shears or scissors |