extinguish (a candle)
熄灭，掐灭（蜡烛）
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a breeze snuffed out the candle .一阵风吹灭了蜡烛。
〈非正式〉 凶残地终结（某物）
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his life was snuffed out by a sniper's bullet .他被狙击手的一颗子弹无情地夺去了生命。
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〈英， 非正式〉 断气，死。
〈旧〉 剪烛花。
the charred part of a candle wick
烛花。
powdered tobacco that is sniffed up the nostril rather than smoked
鼻烟
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a pinch of snuff .一撮鼻烟。
inhale or sniff at (something)
吸入；嗅（某物）
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they stood snuffing up the keen cold air .他们站在那儿呼吸凛冽的冷空气。
[no obj.]
〈古〉 吸鼻烟。
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up to snuff informal 〈非正式〉1 up to the required standard 合乎标准，达标they need a million dollars to get their facilities up to snuff ． 他们需要100万美元才能使设备合乎标准 -
in good health 身体状况良好的
he hadn't felt up to snuff all summer ． 他整个夏天身体都不太舒服 -
2 Brit ．archaic not easily deceived; knowing〈英，古〉 不易受骗的；精明的an up-to-snuff old vagabond ． 一个精明的老流浪汉
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snuffv.熄灭；掐灭；吸入；嗅；死；凶残地终结；断气；剪烛花；吸鼻烟
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stuffn.东西；物品；物质；材料；活动；事情；要素；基本的东西；特质；特征；毛料；呢绒；旋转；作品；乐曲
" late Middle English： of unknown origin． late Middle English （as a verb）： from Middle Dutch