(snipped, snipping)with obj.
- cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes（多指用剪刀迅速地）剪：
she was snipping a few dead heads off the roses
她正在剪掉枯死的玫瑰花苞
no obj. she inspected the embroidery, snipping at loose threads.她在检查刺绣品, 把松线头剪掉。
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- an act of cutting something in such a way剪：
he took a snip at a dandelion on the grass.
他剪下草地上的一枝蒲公英。
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- a small piece of something that has been cut off剪下的小片：
the collage consists of snips of wallpaper.
这张拼贴画是由墙纸剪片组成的。
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- in sing. Brit. informal a surprisingly cheap item; a bargain〈英, 非正式〉便宜货：
the wine is a snip at £2.65.
这酒真便宜, 才2.65英镑。
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- dated a thing that is easily achieved〈旧〉容易办到的事情。
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snips
hand shears, especially for cutting metal（尤指剪金属用的）平头剪：use tin snips.
用剪马口铁的平头剪。
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- N. Amer. informal a small or insignificant person〈北美, 非正式〉小人物, 无足轻重的人：
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！
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'a shred'）： from Low German snip 'small piece', of imitative origin.