英语词汇“snuff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

snuff

释义

to extinguish (a flame or candle), esp by the use of a snuffer

(+ out) to make (something) extinct; to put an end to (something), esp suddenly or unexpectedly

an accident that snuffed out a life

to trim the snuff of (a candle), esp by the use of snuffers

snuff it

informal to die

the charred part of a candle wick

[Middle English snoffe, of unknown origin]

a preparation of powdered often scented tobacco usu inhaled through the nostrils

up to snuff

informal up to standard

informal in good health or condition

Brit, dated, informal not easily deceived

[Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak, from snuffen to snuff + tabak tobacco]

to inhale, smell, or sniff at (something)

verb intrans

to inhale or sniff

to take snuff

[Middle English from early Dutch snuffen to sniff, snuff]

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