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scissor

UK/'sizә/US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To cut with or as if with scissors; to remove or delete part of a text

用剪刀剪;删除(文字)

n.

A single blade of a pair of scissors

剪刀的一片刀刃

Root Breakdown

Native English
scissorother
=scissor

Common Collocations

  • 1.scissor out剪出,剪下
  • 2.scissor through剪断,剪穿
  • 3.[scissor away]剪掉,裁去
  • 4.scissor kick剪式踢腿

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She scissored the article out of the newspaper to save it.

  • 2.

    The editor scissored several paragraphs from the draft to meet the word limit.

  • 3.

    He scissored through the ribbon to officially open the new store.

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