phrasal verbphr vDLGREMOVEto remove a small part of something, especially a plant, by pressing it tightly between your finger and thumb 掐掉,摘去〔尤指植物的一部分〕
She nipped off a dead flower.
她掐掉了一朵凋谢的花。
Examples from the Corpus
nip off• He drew on it, then took it out of his mouth and nipped the end off before dropping it on the floor.