Snuff
[ [snʌf] ]
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n. 烛花, 用鼻吸气, 嗅, 闻, 鼻烟, 气味\\nvt. 剪烛花, 掐灭, 扼杀, 消灭, 用鼻吸, 嗅出, 闻出\\nvi. 嗅, 闻
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📖 牛津释义
snuff
n[U]
powdered tobacco taken into the nose by sniffing 鼻烟（粉末状烟叶, 用鼻孔吸入）
take a pinch of snuff 吸一捏鼻烟.
snuff v
1 [Tn] cut or pinch off the burnt black end of the wick of (a candle) 剪（蜡烛）的心.
2 (idm 习语) `snuff it (Brit sl joc 俚, 谑) die 吹灯, 吹灯拔蜡（死亡）
His dad snuffed it a couple of years ago. 他爸爸两年前就吹灯了.
3 (phr v) snuff sth out
(a) put out (a candle flame, etc); extinguish sth 熄灭（烛光等）; 扑灭某事物.
(b) put an end to sth; finish sth 消灭或结束某事物
His hopes were nearly snuffed out. 他的希望几乎破灭了.
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🗣️ 情景例句
I just received your letter and I want to let you know my opinion on your plans for the future.
来信已收到，我想告诉你我对你将来打算的看法。
Let's look at the agenda and talk the first item.
让我们看一下议程讨论第一项。
After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again.
出去之后，它又马上把自己放进来，接着再开始叫。