单词 | snuff |
释义 | snuff 3 ![]() n. 1. a. A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling. Also called smokeless tobacco. b. The quantity of this tobacco that is inhaled at a single time; a pinch. 2. See dip. 3. A powdery substance, such as a medicine, taken by inhaling. intr.v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs Idiom: To use or inhale snuff. up to snuff Informal 1. Normal in health. 2. Up to standard; adequate. [Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak : Dutch snuffen, to sniff; see SNUFFLE + tabak, tobacco.] |
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