nip off

1. Don't nip off the flowers.
   不要掐花。
2. Don't nip any stalks off the plant.
   别掐断植物茎！
3. So, to turn words into action, Huffington has taken a novel step: her new New York offices now feature special rooms with beds, where staff are permitted-if not encouraged-to nip off during the working day and snooze.
   赫芬顿说到做到，采取了一项令人耳目一新的举措：她在纽约的新办公室里布置了几个带有床铺的特殊房间，允许虽然说不上鼓励员工在工作时间内遛进去小睡一会儿。
4. To nip off the corner of the page with scissors
   用剪子把这页的角剪掉
5. Don't nip any stalks off till the plant's through blooming.
   在植物盛开之前不要掐掉它的梗。
6. Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed. to nip off the corner of the page with scissors
   剪削，废料从被修剪的东西上掉下来的碎屑用剪子把这页的角剪掉

verb

1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
   1. nip off the flowers

   Synonym:    nipclipsnipsnip off