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

1. phrasal verb

To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way.

Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

2. phrasal verb

If you snuff out a small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds.

Tenzin snuffed out the candle. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

If someone snuffs out someone else, they kill them.

[mainly US, informal]

A bullet meant for Riley snuffs out a passing gangster. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

You've got the power. You can do anything you want. You can snuff him out or not. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

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单词	snuff out
释义	snuff out 1. phrasal verb To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way. Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you snuff out a small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds. Tenzin snuffed out the candle. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If someone snuffs out someone else, they kill them. [mainly US, informal] A bullet meant for Riley snuffs out a passing gangster. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] You've got the power. You can do anything you want. You can snuff him out or not. [VERB noun PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for snuff snuff out in American English 1. to put out (a candle, etc.); extinguish 2. to bring to an end suddenly; destroy See full dictionary entry for snuff snuff out in American English a. to extinguish to snuff out a candle b. to suppress; crush to snuff out opposition c. informal to kill or murder Many lives were snuffed out during the epidemic See full dictionary entry for snuff Examples of 'snuff out' in a sentence snuff out I heard the cigar snuff out in a metal ashtray, followed by keystrokes. Jack Kerley THE HUNDREDTH MAN (2004)
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snuff out in American English

snuff out in American English

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Examples of 'snuff out' in a sentence
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