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。