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

短语用例

snuff sth↔out

• 扼杀；消灭
  to stop or destroy sth completely

习惯用语

v.

snuff it
• 死
  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
• 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.
• 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
• finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
• a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
• the charred portion of a candlewick

verb

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

adj

• snuff colored
  Synonym:snuff-brownmummy-brownchukker-brown

双语例句

• I found a snuff box whilst digging the garden.
  我在花园掘土的时候发现了一个鼻烟壶。
• 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。
• Chewing tobacco and snuff not allowed in the plant.
  在厂房内不许嚼和吸食烟草。
• He thought he was about to snuff it.
  他觉得自己快要咽气了。
• I'm not feeling up to snuff today.
  我觉得今天身体不适。
• I believe growth in the moist snuff segment will fade.
  我认为湿鼻吸烟部分的增长将逐渐减少。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bad News Breathing Uneasy Those nasal strips athletes wear to boost their performance may not be up to snuff.
  坏消息呼吸困难那些运动员为了提高成绩而使用的鼻管也许并不能达到预想的效果。
• You've got the power. You can do anything you want. You can snuff him out or not.
  你已经大权在握，可以为所欲为了。你可以灭了他，也可以不这么做。