掐

掐 [qiā] 动

1. ■ （用指甲按; 用手指使劲捏或截断） pinch; nip:

把嫩枝掐短 pinch back the young shoots;

把香烟掐了 stub out the cigarette;

不要掐花。 Don't nip off the flowers.

他把植物的顶端掐掉。 He pinched the top of the plants off.

2. ■ （用手的虎口紧紧按住） clutch:

掐脖子 seize sb. by the throat; take by the throat;

掐死 choke to death; throttle