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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++snip1 /snɪp/ verb (snipped, snipping) [intransitive, transitive]  CUTto cut something by making quick cuts with scissors 〔用剪刀〕迅速地剪 I snipped the string and untied the parcel. 我剪断绳子，解开包裹。snip something off (=remove it by snipping) 剪掉某物 Snip the ends of the beans off before you cook them. 先把菜豆两头剪掉然后再煮。► see thesaurus at cut→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

snip• Andrews snipped and sewed the masterpiece into one-piece garments.• He stepped forward and allowed him to snip away at the stitching.• She snipped crisp green stalks with a pair of scissors.• Carefully snip into the paper along its length, to form a row of thin strands joined at one end.• If you snip off one leg of a cockroach, it will shift gaits with the other five without losing a stride.• They are all currently at a loose end, and loose ends are so easily snipped off.• She has even been snipped out of a photograph taken after her wedding.• She snipped the thread which held the two pieces of cloth together.• Lois snipped the wires before loosening the screws.snip2 noun [countable]  1. CUTa quick small cut with scissors 〔剪刀的〕一剪2  be a snip British English informalCHEAP to be surprisingly cheap 极其廉价 At £20 for a dozen, they’re a snip. 20 英镑一打，真便宜。

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snip• For Diana, a heavy tweed jacket for draughty Balmoral would be a snip at £9.95.• Below: S. brichardi - a snip at Where to start?• 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.• It merely made a quick snip.• In this case, the husband had searched the garden on his hands and knees, clipping the longer grass with snips!• But he talked about the garden and the way Colette attacked the roses with snips.From Longman Business Dictionarysnipsnip /snɪp/ noun be a snip British English informal to be surprisingly cheapAt £20 for twelve, they’re a snip!Origin snip2 (1500-1600) Dutch and Low German

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snip¹ /snɪp/ verb (past tense and past participle snipped, present participle snipping) [intransitive and transitive]
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.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cut 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.
   ▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
   ▪ slit 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.
   ▪ slash 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.
   ▪ saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
   ▪ chop 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
   ▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
   ▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
   ▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
   ▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
   ▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
   ▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
   ▪ trim (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.

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snip² noun [countable]1. a quick small cut with scissors
2. be a snip British English informal to be surprisingly cheap:
    At £20 for a dozen, they’re a snip.