snuff

[snʌf]

n.鼻烟, 烛花
v.掐灭, 吹灯拔蜡(死亡), 扼杀, 嗅, 抽鼻子,剪烛花

例句与用法:

Her goal was to snuff out all political opposition to her empress ambitions.

她的目的是要消除一切不利于她实现女皇宏图的政治对抗。

The leaves of this plant, dried and processed chiefly for use in cigarettes, cigars, or snuff or for smoking in pipes.

烟草叶这种植物的叶子,晒干后加工,主要用于制作香烟、雪茄、鼻烟或在烟斗中抽

词形变化:

动词过去式: snuffed | 动词过去分词: snuffed | 动词现在分词: snuffing | 动词第三人称单数: snuffs |

详细释义:

n.

烛花, 灯花

vt.

1. 剪(烛)花

2. 熄灭, 掐灭(蜡烛等)[(+out)]

3. 【俚】扼杀, 消灭; 谋杀[(+out)]

In the past the voice of dissension has been quickly snuffed out.

在过去不同的意见都很快被压制下去。

vi.

1. 熄灭, 被掐灭[(+out)]

2. 【俚】断气, 死去[(+out)]

Greedy heirs waited for the old man to snuff out.

贪心的继承人等待着老头断气。

a.

(有凶杀女子记实镜头的)色情片的


vt.

1. 用鼻子使劲吸

2. (动物)嗅; 闻

The dog snuffed the scent of the fox.

狗闻到了狐狸的臭迹。

vi.

1. 抽鼻子

2. 嗅, 闻[(+at)]

3. 吸鼻烟

n.

1. 以鼻吸气(声); 嗅; 闻[C][S1]

2. 鼻烟[U]

My father used to take snuff.

我父亲过去常吸鼻烟。

3. 鼻吸药; 嗅剂[U]

4. 气味, 香气[U]


短语词组:

snuff it

1. 断气, 死去

Their cat snuffed it last Friday.

他家的猫上星期五死了。

snuff out

1. 熄灭(烛火)

He snuffed out the match with his fingertips.

他用指尖掐灭了火柴。

2. 扼杀; 消灭

His hopes were nearly snuffed out.

他的希望几乎都被打破了。

up to snuff

1. 状况良好的

I'm not feeling up to snuff today.

我觉得今天身体不适。