snip off

snip off — phrasal verb

  • snip offbase form
  • snips off3rd person singular
  • snipping off-ing form
  • snipped offpast simple

1. to use scissors to separate a small piece from the rest of something, usually wi

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

to use scissors to separate a small piece from the rest of something, usually with one quick cut

例句

Eleni snipped the loose thread off her sweater sleeve.

separable: snip something off

The gardener snipped off the dead rose heads with small clippers.

snip off + object (unwanted plant parts)

同義詞
  • cut off

    more general; can involve any cutting tool and often a bigger or more forceful action

  • clip off

    very similar; often interchangeable but 'clip' may suggest a cleaner, single-stroke cut

  • trim

    cutting to neaten or shorten edges rather than removing a piece entirely

文法句型

snip + object + off

snip + off + object

用法筆記

Separable: the object can sit between 'snip' and 'off' (snip a thread off) or follow the full phrase (snip off a thread). When the object is a pronoun, it must split the verb: 'snip it off,' never 'snip off it.'

常見錯誤

❌I snipped the tag.' (when you removed it completely).
✅I snipped off the tag.
💡'snip' alone describes the cutting motion but not the removal; you need 'off' to show something was taken away.
❌He snipped off it with scissors.
✅He snipped it off with scissors.
💡when the object is a pronoun (it, them), it must go between 'snip' and 'off.'