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单词 snuff out
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snuff out

phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theysnuff out
he/she/itsnuffs out
present participlesnuffing out
past tensesnuffed out
past participlesnuffed out
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1

    snuff out

    or

    snuff

    to make a flame stop burning by squeezing it with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer
    Synonyms and related words
    To stop a fire
    put out
    smother
    extinguish
  2. 2
    to make something end quickly, especially by using force

    It was the government’s most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop something from continuing or developing
    interfere with
    inhibit
    disrupt

snuff out

phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theysnuff out
he/she/itsnuffs out
present participlesnuffing out
past tensesnuffed out
past participlesnuffed out
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1

    snuff out

    or

    snuff

    to make a flame stop burning by squeezing it with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer
    Synonyms and related words
    To stop a fire
    put out
    smother
    extinguish
  2. 2
    to make something end quickly, especially by using force

    It was the government’s most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop something from continuing or developing
    cut into
    shut off
    kill
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