| 释义 |
snuff sth out
snuff sth out — phrasal verb with snuff /snʌf/ verb [T]
1 F0 INFORMAL to cause something to end suddenly: » The country has been able to celebrate the return of its independence so brutally snuffed out in 1940.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end2 F0 to put out a flame, especially from a candle: » One by one she snuffed out the candles.Thesaurus+: ↑Stopping fires |