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| 1 | T snuff out 1 | He leant forward and snuffed the candle. 他俯下身掐灭了蜡烛。 | |
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| 2 | I to breathe in noisily through your nose , for example when you smell something or when you are crying （用力）吸，闻，嗅 | The dog came over and snuffed at her feet. 那条狗跑过来，用力嗅她的脚。 | |
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| - | snuff it BRITISH informal
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| to die |
| 断气；死 |
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| - | ˌsnuff ˈout |
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| 1 | snuff out to make a flame stop burning by squeezing it with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer （用手指或熄烛器）熄灭，掐灭（火焰） |
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| 2 | to make something end quickly , especially by using force （尤指通过武力）结束，扼杀，扑灭 | 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。 | |
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