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snuff

英 [snʌf]

美 [snʌf]

v.  掐灭,闷熄,熄灭(小火苗); 出声地嗅
n.  鼻烟

过去式:snuffed 过去分词:snuffed 现在分词:snuffing 第三人称单数:snuffs 复数:snuffs 

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Collins.1 / BNC.18647 / COCA.14700

短语动词

snuff out
1. 消灭,消除(分歧等)  2. (用手)掐灭;(用物件)弄熄  

短语用例

    snuff sth↔out

    • 扼杀;消灭
      to stop or destroy sth completely

      习惯用语

        v.

          snuff it

        • to die

        n.

          up to snuffup to snuff

        牛津词典

          verb

          • 掐灭,闷熄,熄灭(小火苗)
            to stop a small flame from burning, especially by pressing it between your fingers or covering it with sth
            1. 出声地嗅
              to smell sth by breathing in noisily through the nose
              1. The dogs were snuffing gently at my feet.
                几只狗轻轻地嗅着我的脚。

            noun

            • 鼻烟
              tobacco in the form of a powder that people take by breathing it into their noses

              柯林斯词典

              • 鼻烟
                Snuffis powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
                1. VERB 断气;死去
                  If someonesnuffs it, they die.
                  1. He thought he was about to snuff it.
                    他觉得自己快要咽气了。

                英英释义

                noun

                • sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
                    Synonym:sniff
                  1. finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
                    1. a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
                      1. the charred portion of a candlewick

                        verb

                        • inhale audibly through the nose
                          1. snuff coke
                        • sniff or smell inquiringly
                            Synonym:snuffle

                          adj

                          双语例句

                          • In different parts of the world, smokeless tobacco including snuff and chewing tobacco are consumed in addition to cigarettes.
                            在世界的不同地方,除了卷烟消费外,消费的无烟烟草还有鼻烟和嚼烟。
                          • Similar traditional verses are sometimes found on hope chests, jewel boxes, snuff boxes, and the like.
                            相似的铭文有时还会出现在女子的化妆盒、珠宝盒、鼻烟盒和诸如此类的玩艺上。
                          • A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
                            压伤的芦苇他不折断将残的灯火他不吹灭。
                          • Scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick.
                            修剪和保持蜡芯的剪刀。
                          • A small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket.
                            口袋中装的放鼻烟的装饰性的小盒子。
                          • Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice.
                            准备要扼杀世界上对理智和正义的唯一希望。
                          • The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
                            抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
                          • Snuff is Swedish Match's main earnings generator and most profitable product.
                            鼻烟是瑞典火柴的主要盈利来源和最盈利的产品。
                          • He thought he was about to snuff it.
                            他觉得自己快要咽气了。
                          • It was the government's most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.
                            这是政府力图扑灭叛乱的最残忍的一次尝试。