snip

snip
(snipped, snipping)
  1. [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。
noun
  1. an act of cutting something in such a way
    剪
    he took a snip at a dandelion on the grass.
    他剪下草地上一枝蒲公英。
    ■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。
  2. [ 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。
    ■(dated)a thing that is easily achieved
    (旧)容易办到的事情
  3. (snips)hand shears, especially for cutting metal
    平头剪（尤指剪金属用）
    use tin snips.
    用剪马口铁的平头剪。
  4. (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，那个微不足道的人跟我说我错了。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'a shred'): from Low German snip 'small piece', of imitative origin
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