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

• Scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick.
  修剪和保持蜡芯的剪刀。
• 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。
• I'm not feeling up to snuff today.
  我觉得今天身体不适。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Standing just three inches high, a miniature Chinese snuff bottle stunned bystanders as it sparked a bidding frenzy.
  中国一只仅有三英尺高的鼻烟壶引发竞拍热潮，吸引了很多围观者。
• 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。