snuff out
掐灭, 扼杀
例句与用法:
Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out.
贪心的继承人等待著老头断气。
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。
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:
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。