snuff
[snʌf]
vt.
剪(烛)花;
扑灭,熄灭(烛光);
消灭,扼杀;
嗅;
vi.
死去;
熄灭(火焰);
(伤风鼻阻时)呼呼地吸(气),吸入;
闻,嗅;
n.
烛花,灯花;
鼻烟;
气息;
例句:
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The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
来自柯林斯例句
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He thought he was about to snuff it.
他觉得自己快要咽气了。
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You've got the power. You can do anything you want. You can snuff him out or not.
你已经大权在握,可以为所欲为了。你可以灭了他,也可以不这么做。
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Any increase in interest rates could snuff it out.
来自CNN
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He...inhaled a bit of snuff through each nostril.
来自P. Bowles
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She was going out like the snuff of a candle.
来自A. Trollope