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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

                          • 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。
                          • When we consciously or unconsciously make that decision, we snuff out that little voice in our head.
                            当我们有意或无意做出这样的决定时,我们就扼杀了心底那个微弱的声音。
                          • 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。
                          • My father rather gave me snuff about my extravagance, but I was prepared for that.
                            我父亲对我的铺张浪费大加谴责,不过我早就有了思想准备。
                          • Both snuff and chewing tobacco contain deadly carcinogens.
                            鼻烟和口嚼烟都含有致癌物质。
                          • Items such as chewing tobacco; snuff and toothpicks are not allowed in plant.
                            在工厂嚼烟叶、鼻烟和牙签都是禁止项目。
                          • Tobacco companies are focusing on cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco and other cigarette alternatives for growth as demand for cigarettes continue to decline.
                            烟草公司聚焦在雪茄、鼻烟、嚼烟和其它卷烟可替代品上,因为这些产品的需求增长,而卷烟需求在继续减少。
                          • So you supplied her with your snuff there?
                            于是你给她提供你用的玩意儿?
                          • Chewing tobacco and snuff not allowed in the plant.
                            在厂房内不许嚼和吸食烟草。