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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick.
  修剪和保持蜡芯的剪刀。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。