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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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
but I'm taking a little time to smell the flowers.
我正利用一点时间轻松一下。
Provide for the worst, the best will save itself.
作最坏的准备，可以得到最好的结果。
Dad will take me to our home town in Jiangxi. We'll visit our grandparents there.
爸爸将带我到江西老家去。我们将去看望在那里的祖父母。