snuffBrE/snʌf/NAmE/snʌf/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theysnuffBrE/snʌf/NAmE/snʌf/present simple - he / she / itsnuffsBrE/snʌfs/NAmE/snʌfs/past simplesnuffedBrE/snʌft/NAmE/snʌft/past participlesnuffedBrE/snʌft/NAmE/snʌft/ -ing formsnuffingBrE/ˈsnʌfɪŋ/NAmE/ˈsnʌfɪŋ/[T]~sth (out)tostopasmallflamefromburning, especiallybypressingitbetweenyourfingersorcoveringitwithsth掐灭,闷熄,熄灭(小火苗)SYNextinguish[I, T]~ (sth)(ofananimal动物) tosmellsthbybreathinginnoisilythroughthenose出声地嗅◆Thedogsweresnuffinggentlyatmyfeet. 几只狗轻轻地嗅着我的脚。●ˈsnuffit(BrE, slang, humorous) todie死●ˌsnuffsth↔ˈouttostopordestroysthcompletely扼杀;消灭◆Aninnocentchild'slifehasbeensnuffedoutbythissenselessshooting. 这胡乱一枪就要了一个无辜孩子的命。
snuffBrE/snʌf/NAmE/snʌf/noun[U]tobaccointheformofapowderthatpeopletakebybreathingitintotheirnoses鼻烟●ˌuptoˈsnuff(NAmE) (BrEˌuptotheˈmark) asgoodasit/theyshouldbe达到要求;符合标准SYNup to scratch