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

• Items such as chewing tobacco; snuff and toothpicks are not allowed in plant.
  在工厂嚼烟叶、鼻烟和牙签都是禁止项目。
• Snuff is Swedish Match's main earnings generator and most profitable product.
  鼻烟是瑞典火柴的主要盈利来源和最盈利的产品。
• 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。
• I believe growth in the moist snuff segment will fade.
  我认为湿鼻吸烟部分的增长将逐渐减少。
• He thought he was about to snuff it.
  他觉得自己快要咽气了。
• Is chewing tobacco or taking snuff a safe form of tobacco use?
  咀嚼烟草或吸鼻烟是安全的方法吗？
• The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
  抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
• Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice.
  准备要扼杀世界上对理智和正义的唯一希望。
• I found a snuff box whilst digging the garden.
  我在花园掘土的时候发现了一个鼻烟壶。
• In different parts of the world, smokeless tobacco including snuff and chewing tobacco are consumed in addition to cigarettes.
  在世界的不同地方，除了卷烟消费外，消费的无烟烟草还有鼻烟和嚼烟。