snuff
[snʌf]
n.鼻烟, 烛花
v.掐灭, 吹灯拔蜡(死亡), 扼杀, 嗅, 抽鼻子,剪烛花
例句与用法:
Her goal was to snuff out all political opposition to her empress ambitions.
她的目的是要消除一切不利于她实现女皇宏图的政治对抗。
The leaves of this plant, dried and processed chiefly for use in cigarettes, cigars, or snuff or for smoking in pipes.
烟草叶这种植物的叶子,晒干后加工,主要用于制作香烟、雪茄、鼻烟或在烟斗中抽
词形变化:
动词过去式: snuffed | 动词过去分词: snuffed | 动词现在分词: snuffing | 动词第三人称单数: snuffs |
n.
烛花, 灯花
vt.
1. 剪(烛)花
2. 熄灭, 掐灭(蜡烛等)[(+out)]
3. 【俚】扼杀, 消灭; 谋杀[(+out)]
In the past the voice of dissension has been quickly snuffed out.
在过去不同的意见都很快被压制下去。
vi.
1. 熄灭, 被掐灭[(+out)]
2. 【俚】断气, 死去[(+out)]
Greedy heirs waited for the old man to snuff out.
贪心的继承人等待着老头断气。
a.
(有凶杀女子记实镜头的)色情片的
vt.
1. 用鼻子使劲吸
2. (动物)嗅; 闻
The dog snuffed the scent of the fox.
狗闻到了狐狸的臭迹。
vi.
1. 抽鼻子
2. 嗅, 闻[(+at)]
3. 吸鼻烟
n.
1. 以鼻吸气(声); 嗅; 闻[C][S1]
2. 鼻烟[U]
My father used to take snuff.
我父亲过去常吸鼻烟。
3. 鼻吸药; 嗅剂[U]
4. 气味, 香气[U]
短语词组:
snuff it
1. 断气, 死去
Their cat snuffed it last Friday.
他家的猫上星期五死了。
snuff out
1. 熄灭(烛火)
He snuffed out the match with his fingertips.
他用指尖掐灭了火柴。
2. 扼杀; 消灭
His hopes were nearly snuffed out.
他的希望几乎都被打破了。
up to snuff
1. 状况良好的
I'm not feeling up to snuff today.
我觉得今天身体不适。
snuff
过去式:snuffed
过去分词:snuffed
现在进行时:snuffing
词形变化:
动词过去式: snuffed | 动词过去分词: snuffed | 动词现在分词: snuffing | 动词第三人称单数: snuffs |
snuff1[snʌf]vt.1.■(用鼻子)用力吸入:to snuff the fresh air用力吸入新鲜空气2.■闻出,嗅出;察觉,感到:I snuffed the smell of fish.我闻到了一股鱼腥味。I snuffed the money.我觉得这一定与钱有关。3.■(动物)嗅,闻:My dog snuffed the scent of games.我的狗闻到了猎物的味道。vi.1.■(用鼻子)用力吸气;抽鼻子:to snuff before diving潜水前用力吸一口气2.■嗅,闻;察觉:to snuff at something嗅闻某物3.■吸鼻烟4.■[废语] 嗤之以鼻 (at)n.1.■用鼻吸气;吸气声2.■嗅,闻3.■气味;香气4.■鼻烟;一撮鼻烟5.■烟色,鼻烟色,黄褐色6.■【医学】嗅剂,鼻吸药up to snuff[口语](身体等)状况良好的[主英国英语] 精明的;不易受骗的 snuff2[snʌf]n.1.■烛花2.■微不足道的东西;无价值之物3.■(有色情凶杀女子情节的)色情影片(或照片)4.■[苏格兰英语] 生气,发火5.■[废语] 不满;委屈vt.1.■剪(烛花),使(蜡烛)更亮:Snuff the candles!把腊烛剪亮点儿!2.■掐灭(蜡烛等);熄灭 (out):to snuff the butt out掐灭烟蒂3.■[口语] 扼杀,消灭;谋杀,杀死 (out):to snuff out the rising forces扼杀新兴势力to snuff out all political enemies消灭一切政敌vi.1.■被掐灭;熄灭 (out):The fireplace snuffed out at midnight.到了半夜,壁炉已熄灭了。2.■[俚语] 断气,死去 (out):The bird broke its neck and snuffed out.那只鸟折断了脖子死了。give someone snuff呵斥某人snuff it[英国口语] 断气,死去
snuffsnuff[snʌf]n.1.■烛[灯]花2.■任何无价值的事物
词性变化snuff[snʌf]vt.1.■剪烛[灯]花2.■扼杀, 扑[消]灭(out)Her hopes were quickly snuffed out.她的希望迅速破灭。snuff[snʌf]vi.1.■死去(out) snuffsnuff[snʌf]vt.1.■吸入2.■闻(出), 嗅(出)The dog snuffed him all over.那条狗把他全身嗅了一遍。
词性变化snuffvi.1.■呼呼地吸气, 吸鼻烟, 哼鼻子, 嗤之以鼻2.■动怒, 愤怒3.■闻, 嗅(at)The dog snuffed at the track of the fox.那狗嗅闻狐狸经过的地方。snuffn.1.■吸[喷]鼻子; 闻, 嗅2.■气息, 气味3.■鼻烟,【医】鼻吸药, 鼻粉4.■动怒take a (pinch of) snuff吸(一撮)鼻烟
继承用法snuffboxn.1.■鼻烟壶2.■[俚]鼻子snuff-colo(u)redadj.1.■黄褐色的snuff-takern.1.■吸鼻烟者snuff-takingn.1.■吸鼻烟snuffyadj.1.■象鼻烟的; 给鼻烟弄脏了的; 吸鼻烟成瘾的2.■[口]生气的; 脾气不好的; 讨厌的; 傲慢的snuffinessn.
verb
- [with obj.]extinguish (a candle)
熄灭,掐灭(蜡烛)
a breeze snuffed out the candle.
一阵风吹灭了蜡烛。
■(informal)put an end to (something) in a brutal manner
(非正式)凶残地终结(某物)
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。
■(snuff it)(Brit. informal)die
(英,非正式)断气,死
■(dated)trim the charred wick from (a candle)
(旧)剪烛花
- the charred part of a candle wick
烛花
- late Middle English: of unknown origin
snuff2
noun
- [mass noun]powdered tobacco that is sniffed up the nostril rather than smoked
鼻烟
a pinch of snuff.
一撮鼻烟。
- [withobj.]inhale or sniff at (something)
吸入;嗅(某物)
they stood snuffing up the keen cold air.
他们站在那儿呼吸清冽的冷空气。
■[no obj.](archaic)sniff up powdered tobacco
(古)吸鼻烟
up to snuff
informal
非正式
- 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舒服。 - (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。
- late Middle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch snuffen 'to snuffle'. The noun dates from the late 17th cent. and is probably an abbreviation of Dutch snuftabak
snuff
名词 snuff:
the charred portion of a candlewick
a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
同义词:sniff
动词 snuff:
sniff or smell inquiringly
同义词:snuffle
inhale audibly through the nose
形容词 snuff:
snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
snuff
■20 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.
20压伤的芦苇,他不折断;将残的灯火,他不吹灭;等他施行公理,叫公理得胜。
■snuff bottle
n. 鼻烟壶
■UST's Skoal and Copenhagen are the largest U.S. brands of snuff, finely ground tobacco a user tucks between the lip and gum to extract nicotine and flavoring such as wintergreen.
UST公司的斯库尔和哥本哈根是美国最大的鼻烟品牌,是使用鼻烟的人放在嘴唇和齿龈之间的、吸取尼古丁和鹿蹄草等香料的、经过精细磨碎的烟草。
■go off like the snuff of a candle
v. 突然死掉
■“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
“压伤的芦苇,他不折断;将残的灯火,他不吹灭。
■Plants that lack this brake end up with a hair-trigger response to infection, which helps them to snuff out a smouldering infection before it catches.
”缺少这种制动闸的植物最后对感染会有一触即发的反应,这有助于它们在发病前消灭潜伏的感染。
■Pu Yi and Wan Rong was appraised as the best work by the 13th International Snuff Bottle Artists' Association and in 1985 American Presidents won recognition as a unique piece of Chinese art.
《溥仪和婉容肖像》被第13届国际烟壶协会评为最优秀奖; 《美国历届总统像》荣获 1985年中国工艺美术珍品奖。
■Romantics, such as the late British explorer Wilfred Thesiger, alleged that they were wont to castrate their foes and use their shrivelled genitals as snuff pouches.
一些传奇人物,像最近的英国探险家WilfredThesiger,声称阿法斯人常常将敌人阉割并把生殖器做成鼻烟袋。
■a strong snuff made from a dark,coarse tobacco
一种由暗色,粗糙的烟草制成的强烈的鼻烟
■A good stone seal or a good snuff bottle could cost six or seven hundred dollars.
一颗精致的石印或一只精致的鼻烟壶有时值六七百块钱。
■But his execution on December 30th looked less like the meting out of justice than like one of the sordid snuff videos circulated on the internet by al-Qaeda.
不过,12月30日施行的绞刑,与其说是正义的实现,倒不如说更像基地组织在网上散布的骇人录像片段。
■World Health Organization experts are gathering in Beijing in a bid to help snuff out a worrying re-emergence of the SARS virus.
世界卫生组织的专家聚集北京,以帮助消除人们对非典病毒重现的担心。
■The combination of heavy debt burden, financial market strain, high interest rates and industrial recession throughout the world are more than enough to snuff out the feeble falterings at recovery in the British economy.
世界范围的沉重的债务,紧缩的金融市场,高昂的利率以及工业的衰退等等,所有这一切足以一笔勾销处在恢复期的英国经济的虚弱无力的回升。
■Hand-carved snuff bottle from natural lapis lazuli stone.
中国工厂起定量 宝石鼻烟瓶产品的起定量可商议。
■Toyota says that the recalls occurred because quality control was not up to snuff.
丰田公司说,由于回顾发生因为质量控制。
■” You have to be full of confidence and bravery to follow your own way when you are certain about it, to avoid being snuff out.
为了避免自己被“扼杀”,只要看准了,就要充满自信,敢于坚持走自己的路。
■Anyone being considered for such an important job has to take several tests to prove that he is up to snuff.
为这样一份重要的工作物色人选得让他参加几种测试,以证明他是否胜任这项工作。
■Portraits and calligraphy on the inner surface of snuff bottles were two of his unique skills.
人物肖像和内书技艺,是马少宣先生的两项“绝活儿”。
■Association of crock of what international snuff, seminar is waited a moment, make ammunition of the wind that get wind.
什么国际鼻烟壶协会、研究会等等,闹得风风火火。
■As he listened to him and drank in the sound of his voice, he enjoyed at the same time a protracted pinch of snuff.
他一面听他说,欣赏他说话的声音,同时,深深地吸了一撮鼻烟。
■They had orders to snuff out the enemy guards.
他们接到了杀掉敌卫兵的命令。
■And he took another gentle little pinch of snuff, and lightly crossed his legs.
他又吸了一小撮鼻烟,把一条腿轻轻地搁在另一条腿上。
■He had been taking a large quantity of snuff and sneezed twice. He wandered absent-mindedly over to the door and glanced out just in time to see Wu Sun-fu escape from Chu Yin-chiu.
他嗅了多量的鼻烟,打过两个喷嚏,下意识地走到门边开门一看,恰好看见吴荪甫像逃走似的离开了朱吟秋来了。
■He will snuff out one of these days if he is not careful.
他如果不小心,总有一天会送命的。
■He caught up a jar and a small spoon, and began ladling snuff into his nose in most excessive quantities.
他抓起一个瓶子和一把小匙,把大量的鼻烟往自己的鼻子里塞进去。
■He set his face in a scowl and paced up and down, then paused to look at Tu Chu-chai, who was sitting on a sofa taking snuff.
他虎起了脸,踱了几步,看看那位坐在沙发里吸鼻烟的杜竹斋。
■He saw no reason why one lamp was still alight and tried to snuff it out. But whatever he did, the lamp kept burning.
他觉得白天不需要点灯,就想把它吹熄,但无论他怎么吹都吹不熄灭。
■He saw no reason why one lamp was still alight and tried to snuff it out. But whatever he did,the lamp kept burning.
他觉得白天不需要点灯,就想把它吹熄,但无论他怎么吹都吹不熄灭。
■He will go off like a candle I n a snuff sooner or later.
他迟早会突然丧命的。
■The Louise and Christopher Randall Collection of Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles, Christie's Hong Kong auction catalogue, November, 31, 1995
以上两本书系克利斯蒂拍卖行的拍卖图录,书的介绍上说其提供了许多珍惜的鼻烟壶图片。
■hallucinogenic snuff from piptadenia
优波(从植物piptadenia提取的一种引起幻觉的嗅剂)
■But most of all it needs its African neighbours to tell the tyrant unambiguously to go-and to snuff him out if he refuses.
但是现在最重要的,是它的非洲邻国明确声明,暴君必须下台,否则就消灭他。
■This snuff bottle has been listed as one of the state's best works of art.
作品优美生动,细致入微,被国家列为工艺美术佳品珍藏。
■You'll snuff out one day if you're so careless.
你老是这么粗心早晚有一天会送命的。
■You won't deceive John easily,he's quite up to snuff.
你轻易欺骗不了约翰,他精明得很。
■You mustn't snuff out yet.
你还不能死。
■And her maids knew by infallible tokens when Madame Byelov would be deaf again, and when her snuff would again be damp, and her face would again be yellow.
使女们一看老夫人的脸色就知道,准是别洛娃又耳背了,或者是鼻烟又太潮了,因此她的脸色又发黄了。
■With Online Scanner, non-ESET users can get a “second opinion” on the health status of their computers and determine if their existing malware solution is really performing up to snuff.
依靠在线扫描,非ESET产品的用户能够以另一种视角来审视电脑的健康状况,并确定其已有的恶意软件解决方案是否真的正常运作。
■The Marquis took a gentle little pinch of snuff, and shook his head; as elegantly despondent as he could becomingly be of a country still containing himself, that great means of regeneration.
侯爵嗅了一小撮鼻烟,摇了摇头,优雅地表现了失望,仿佛这个国家毕竟还有他,而他却是个当之无傀的伟大人物,能够重振家邦似的。
■scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick
修剪和保持蜡芯的剪刀
■scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick.
修剪和保持蜡芯的剪刀。
■The attempt to snuff out the protest was the strongest sign so far of the government's growing impatience with public airing of grievances over unsafe school construction.
公众对不安全学校建筑的不满,政府变得越来越没有耐心.本次政府企图浇灭抗议就是最重要的一个标志.
■Others point to an increase in fatal accidents and fires at PDVSA's refineries as proof that its workers are no longer up to snuff.
其他人也指出PDVSA的精炼厂的重大事故和火灾的增加也证明了它的员工不再是符合标准的了。
■His picture Two Monkeys was awarded a prize for excellence by the 12th International Snuff Bottle Artists' Association in 1980.
内画壶《双猿图》曾获1980年第12届国际烟壶协会优秀奖;
■Snuff Bottles with Pictures Inside
内画壶《百子图》
■The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.
内画壶是鼻烟壶的一种。 内画技艺起源于北京。
■interior painted snuff bottle
内画鼻烟壶
■Our band needs to get up to snuff before we hit the road again.
再次出发巡回演出之前,我们乐队得恢复水平。
■Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice.
准备要扼杀世界上对理智和正义的唯一希望。
■Don't take it in snuff.
别生气嘛。
snuff it
1. 断气, 死去
Their cat snuffed it last Friday.
他家的猫上星期五死了。
snuff out
1. 熄灭(烛火)
He snuffed out the match with his fingertips.
他用指尖掐灭了火柴。
2. 扼杀; 消灭
His hopes were nearly snuffed out.
他的希望几乎都被打破了。
up to snuff
1. 状况良好的
I'm not feeling up to snuff today.
我觉得今天身体不适。
习惯用语go off like the snuff of a candle1.■突然死掉snuff it1.■[美俚, 蔑]死snuff out1.■弄熄, 消灭, 扫除, 扑灭, 镇压, 使...破灭; [俚]死 习惯用语beat to snuff1.■打得要死give sb.snuff1.■责备[训斥]某人in high snuff1.■趾高气扬地put (sb.) up to snuff1.■[俚]给(人)出主意take snuff at sth. (=take sth. in snuff)1.■对某事生气[感到愤懑]up to snuff1.■精明的, 不易受骗的2.■够水平的; (健康状况)合格的