snuffsthout
—phrasal verbwithsnuffverb[T]uk/snʌf/us/snʌf/
informal
tocausesomething to endsuddenly
(突然地)结束,扼杀
Thecountryhas beenabletocelebratethereturnofitsindependencesobrutallysnuffedout in 1940.该国于1940年被无情地剥夺了独立地位,如今终于可以庆祝自己重获独立。
to put out aflame,especiallyfrom acandle
吹灭,熄灭(尤指蜡烛)
One by one shesnuffedout thecandles.她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。