snuffing

英 [ˈsnʌfɪŋ]

美 [ˈsnʌfɪŋ]

v.  掐灭，闷熄，熄灭(小火苗); 出声地嗅
snuff的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• 鼻烟
  Snuffis powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
• VERB 断气;死去
  If someonesnuffs it, they die.
  1. He thought he was about to snuff it.
     他觉得自己快要咽气了。

双语例句

• A small metal cone or cup on a long handle, used for snuffing out candles; a snuffer. But Aleck went down and put it out.
  蜡烛熄灭器一长杆上的一小金属锥状物或杯状物，用于熄灭蜡烛；蜡烛熄灭器可艾莱柯还是下床去把蜡烛熄了。
• They move from a reactive response to outbreaks at borders and points of entry, to a proactive response aimed at snuffing out a threat at source, before it has a chance to spread internationally.
  《条例》从被动地应对边境和入境口岸的疾病暴发转向积极主动地作出反应，目的是在出现国际传播机会之前，从根源上消除威胁。
• The cold winter night had fallen, snuffing out the brief twilight.
  寒冷的冬夜已经降临，把黄昏时短暂的暮色也给吞没了。
• Ooh, it gets me hot when you talk about snuffing out lives.
  噢，你谈到开杀戒真让我兴奋。
• But it cannot be done without rekindling a solidarity Europe is close to snuffing out.
  但如果不能重建欧洲几乎已经扼杀的团结，就做不到这一点。
• The biggest issue in this campaign is getting the public finances under control without snuffing out economic recovery.
  这次竞选最大的问题是控制好公共财政，同时不扼杀经济的复苏。