snippet

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++snip·pet /ˈsnɪpɪt/ noun [countable]  INFORMATIONa small piece of news, information, or conversation 简短的新闻[消息，对话] SYN bitsnippet of snippets of information 一条条信息

Examples from the Corpus

snippet• A snippet of tape showing scattered flames in the dark ran over and over.• In a bar one could be reasonably circumspect, casually checking the door between sips of cocktails and snippets of conversation.• Dominic has always had a flair for appropriating snippets of verbiage.• It also provided a few snippets of absurd press.• The book includes historical snippets and essays from longtime Tucson residents.• He started a scrapbook of snippets from John Locke and other admired mentors.• The call was recorded on the individual customer Record Card, together with any useful snippets of information.• An actress cornered her with snippets of information about herself which she hoped Rain would publish.snippet of• a few snippets of conversationOrigin snippet (1600-1700) → SNIP2

snip·pet nounChineseSyllable  

a conversation piece Corpus of or small information, news,

snippet
snip‧pet /ˈsnɪpət, ˈsnɪpɪt/ noun [countable]a small piece of news, information, or conversation
   SYN  bit
    snippet of
    snippets of information

snip·petBrE /ˈsnɪpɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsnɪpɪt/ 🔊 nouna small piece of information or news 一小条（消息）；一则（新闻）◆Have you got any interesting snippets for me? 你有没有什么有趣的消息告诉我？🔊🔊◆a snippet of information一点消息a short piece of a conversation, piece of music, etc. 一小段（谈话、音乐等） SYN snatch, extract