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

• I'm not feeling up to snuff today.
  我觉得今天身体不适。
• Scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick.
  修剪和保持蜡芯的剪刀。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They found snuff films under his bed.
  他们在他的床底下发现了变态电影。
• Both snuff and chewing tobacco contain deadly carcinogens.
  鼻烟和口嚼烟都含有致癌物质。
• 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。
• Inside Painting is a unique traditional crafts in China, it originated of drawing snuff bottles.
  内画，是我国一种特有的传统工艺，它的产生起源于画鼻烟壶。
• 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？