[/snʌf; snʌf/] 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 2
[/snʌf; snʌf/] v用法:
1 [Tn] cut or pinch off the burnt black end of the wick of (a candle) 剪（蜡烛）的心. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |