
n.鼻煙;燭花
v.掐滅;吹燈拔蠟(死亡);扼殺;嗅;抽鼻子;剪燭花
My grandfather used to take snuff. 我祖父以前常吸鼻煙。
At this moment on the ridge, up against the blazing sky, a flgure was visible, like the black snuff in the midst of a candle flame. 恰在此時,在那山崗上,在那陽光絢麗的天際出現(xiàn)了一個身影,就象蠟燭火焰中的一個黑色燭花。
用作動詞 (v.)He leant forward and snuffed the candle. 他俯下身掐滅了蠟燭。
His dad snuffed it a couple of years ago. 他爸爸兩年前就吹燈了。
Moreover, such protests as have taken place have been easy to snuff out. 而且,已經(jīng)發(fā)生的這種抗議很容易遭到扼殺。
The dog came over and snuffed at her feet. 那條狗跑過來,用力嗅她的腳。