snuff
[snʌf] noun uncountable
■tobacco in the form of a powder for breathing into the nose 鼻烟•Very few people take snuff nowadays.现在很少有人吸鼻烟了。
[snʌf] verb transitive
■to put out a flame, especially from a candle, usually by covering it with something 熄灭，吹灭•One by one she snuffed the candles.她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。
[snʌf] verb transitive
snuff it mainly UK informal
■to die 死亡，断气
[snʌf] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] snuff sth out informal
■to cause something to end suddenly （突然地）结束，扼杀•The country has been able to celebrate the return of its independence so brutally snuffed out in 1940.该国于1940年被无情地剥夺了独立地位，如今它终于可以庆祝自己重获独立。 ■to put out a flame, especially from a candle 吹灭，熄灭（尤指蜡烛）•One by one she snuffed out the candles.她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。
[snʌf] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] snuff sb out US slang
■to kill someone 杀死，干掉（某人）
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