参考词典中snuff out的常规释义:
基本释义
- 熄灭,使破灭;镇压,扼杀
参考例句
- Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out.
贪心的继承人等待著老头断气。 - His hopes were nearly snuffed out.
他的希望几乎都被打破了。 - They had orders to snuff out the enemy guards.
他们接到了杀掉敌卫兵的命令。 - Thousands of lives were snuffed out during the famine.
饥荒夺去了成千上万人的生命。 - Greedy heirs waited for the old man to snuff out.
贪心的继承人等待着老头断气。
- Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out.
英英解释
2个动词解释
- put an end to; kill
[同] extinguish, snuff out
[例]- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
[同] extinguish, blow out, quench, snuff out
[反] ignite, light
[例]- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
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