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单词 snip
释义
snip1 verbsnip2 noun
snipsnip1 /snɪp/ verb (past tense and past participle snipped, present participle snipping) [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
snip
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysnip
he, she, itsnips
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysnipped
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave snipped
he, she, ithas snipped
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad snipped
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill snip
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have snipped
Continuous Form
PresentIam snipping
he, she, itis snipping
you, we, theyare snipping
PastI, he, she, itwas snipping
you, we, theywere snipping
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been snipping
he, she, ithas been snipping
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been snipping
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be snipping
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been snipping
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Lois snipped the wires before loosening the screws.
  • She snipped the thread which held the two pieces of cloth together.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Andrews snipped and sewed the masterpiece into one-piece garments.
  • Carefully snip into the paper along its length, to form a row of thin strands joined at one end.
  • He stepped forward and allowed him to snip away at the stitching.
  • If you snip off one leg of a cockroach, it will shift gaits with the other five without losing a stride.
  • She snipped crisp green stalks with a pair of scissors.
  • She has even been snipped out of a photograph taken after her wedding.
  • They are all currently at a loose end, and loose ends are so easily snipped off.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors: · Do you want me to cut the cake?· He cut off the lower branches.
to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: · I snipped the label off.· The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: · He slit the envelope open with a penknife.· She slit through the plastic covering.
to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: · Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.· He tried to slash his wrists.
to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): · Saw the wood to the correct length.
to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: · Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.· They chopped down the old tree.· finely chopped onion
to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: · I’ll slice the cucumber.· Slice the bread thinly.
to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: · First dice the apple into cubes.
to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: · Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: · I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: · Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: · A gardener was mowing the lawn.
(also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: · He was trimming his beard.· Trim the excess fat off the meat.
Longman Language Activatorwith scissors, a knife, or a sharp object
to divide something into two or more pieces, using a knife or scissors: · He cut the string and carefully unwrapped the parcel.cut something in two/cut something in half: · Mandy cut the paper in half and gave a piece to each child.cut something up/cut up something (=into several pieces): · Tommy sat on the floor, cutting up old magazines.cut something open/cut open something: · Rescue workers had to use special equipment to cut open the steel doors.
to cut something with scissors using quick small cuts: · She snipped the thread which held the two pieces of cloth together .
to make a long narrow cut through something, especially skin or cloth: · He killed the goat by slitting its throat.slit something open/slit open something: · Diane slit the envelope open with a knife.slit your wrists: · Graham slit his wrists in a suicide attempt.
to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, because you want to damage it or cause an injury : · The painting had been slashed with a knife.· Someone had slashed the tyres on Bayle's car.slash your wrists: · She slashed her wrists with a razor blade.
to push a knife into someone's body in order to kill or seriously injure them: · Betty Carroll was stabbed 61 times and left to die on the floor of her Escondido home.stab somebody in the heart/arm etc: · Luca stabbed her in the thigh with a breadknife.stab somebody to death (=kill someone by attacking them a knife): · Kitty Davison was found stabbed to death one night in 1997.
to cut something very roughly or violently: hack at something: · He picked up an axe and began hacking at the door.hack somebody to death: · All of the victims had been hacked to death.hack somebody/something to pieces: · The two women were hacked to pieces by their attackers.
to remove something by cutting
to cut part of something away from the rest of it: cut off something: · Cut off the stalks of the broccoli.cut something off: · She took the cheese and cut a big piece off.
to cut something off by hitting it hard or cutting it with a sharp tool: chop off something: · Chop off the tops of the carrots.chop something off: · Careful you don't chop your fingers off!
to quickly remove something using scissors: snip something off/snip off something: · Snip the ends of the beans off before you cook them.· After the plant finishes blooming, snip off the dead flowers.
to cut a part of something off, especially a branch of a tree: lop off something/lop something off: · Workmen have lopped off some of the branches in an effort to save the tree.
to cut off someone's arm, leg, or foot as a medical operation: · He damaged his leg so badly that it had to be amputated.
to cut off a part of someone's body in an accident or an attack: · The victim's head had been severed in the accident.
to remove someone's eyes with a pointed weapon or object: gouge somebody's eyes out/gouge out somebody's eyes: · McLaren accused Roberts of trying to gouge his eyes out during the fight.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The rest was snipped off, using fine scissors.· If you snip off one leg of a cockroach, it will shift gaits with the other five without losing a stride.· I could see them now, slowly advancing and snipping off, scissor-like, the vegetation.· They are all currently at a loose end, and loose ends are so easily snipped off.
 to cut something by making quick cuts with scissors:  I snipped the string and untied the parcel.snip something off (=remove it by snipping) Snip the ends of the beans off before you cook them.► see thesaurus at cut
snip1 verbsnip2 noun
snipsnip2 noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsnip2
Origin:
1500-1600 Dutch and Low German
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Below: S. brichardi - a snip at Where to start?
  • But he talked about the garden and the way Colette attacked the roses with snips.
  • But she carried in her purse a snip from a London newspaper.
  • But you and I both know all it would take to wreck your career is one errant snip of the scissors.
  • For Diana, a heavy tweed jacket for draughty Balmoral would be a snip at £9.95.
  • In this case, the husband had searched the garden on his hands and knees, clipping the longer grass with snips!
  • It merely made a quick snip.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorvery cheap
informal extremely cheap: · You can get beautiful leather jackets in the markets and they're dirt cheap.
British informal /be a steal American informal to be extremely cheap at a particular price: · She says her new outfit was a steal.· The new computer package is a snip at only £599 plus tax.
also at giveaway prices British if a shop is selling goods at rockbottom prices or at giveaway prices , it is selling them at extremely low prices -- used especially in advertisements: · Fox Hi-Fi specialize in selling top quality CD players at rockbottom prices.· In our summer sale, we have clothes from top designers at giveaway prices.
· You can pick up video recorders for very little money if you know where to look.
especially American very cheaply: · We got the car for nothing because the woman wanted to get rid of it fast.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The new computer package is a snip at only £599 plus tax.
  • After a cut, the plug is snipped out by a special enzyme, the molecules link up and the clot forms.
  • At £80, this is a snip.
  • For Diana, a heavy tweed jacket for draughty Balmoral would be a snip at £9.95.
  • Lochsong was a snip at the weights in last year's Tote-Portland Handicap but no horse stands out this time.
  • The rest was snipped off, using fine scissors.
1a quick small cut with scissors2be a snip British English informal to be surprisingly cheap:  At £20 for a dozen, they’re a snip.
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