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snuffsnuff1 /snʌf / verb [transitive] snuff sth (out) to stop a small flame from burning, especially by pressing it between your fingers or covering it with something掐灭，闷熄，熄灭（小火苗）◆She snuffed out both candles.她把两支蜡烛都掐灭了。  ●snuff sth out (formal) to stop or destroy something completely终结；扼杀；毁灭◆An innocent child's life has been snuffed out by this senseless shooting.这起无谓的枪击事件夺去了一个无辜孩子的生命。
snuffsnuff2 /snʌf / noun [uncountable] tobacco (= dried leaves used in cigarettes) in the form of a powder that people breathe into their noses鼻烟 ●(not) be up to snuff (informal) to (not) be as good as something or someone should be达到（或未达到）要求；符合（或不符）标准◆I want to make sure everything's up to snuff before the inspector arrives.我要确保在检查员到来之前一切都达到要求。 |