snuff out

英 [snʌf aʊt]

美 [snʌf aʊt]

消灭，消除（分歧等）; （用手）掐灭; （用物件）弄熄

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 消灭，消除(分歧等)
  Tosnuff outsomething such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way.
  1. Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out...
     一旦有抵抗的苗头出现时，政府总是迅速地加以消灭。
  2. The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
     抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
• PHRASAL VERB (用手)掐灭;(用物件)弄熄
  If yousnuff outa small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds.
  1. Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
     丹津掐灭了蜡烛。
• PHRASAL VERB 谋杀;干掉
  If someonesnuffs outsomeone else, they kill them.
  1. A bullet meant for Riley snuffs out a passing gangster...
     一枚原本射向赖利的子弹意外击毙了一个路过的暴徒。
  2. You've got the power. You can do anything you want. You can snuff him out or not.
     你已经大权在握，可以为所欲为了。你可以灭了他，也可以不这么做。

英英释义

verb

• put an end to
  1. The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
  Synonym:extinguish
• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  1. Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
  2. quench the flames
  3. snuff out the candles
  Synonym:blow outextinguishquench

双语例句

• Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out
  贪心的继承人等待著老头断气
• 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。
• But in this world there will be dream stealers, dream snatchers and dream killers that will squash your dream, extinguish and snuff it out of existence.
  但在这个世界上还有偷梦者、夺梦者、杀梦者来捣碎你的梦想，扑灭并扼杀你的梦想，让它不复存在。
• The empress dowager gave orders to snuff out the crown prince.
  皇太后传旨杀掉皇太子。
• Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out
  一旦有抵抗的苗头出现时，政府总是迅速地加以消灭。
• We cannot allow violence to snuff out the aspirations of young women in America, and we must not accept it anywhere in the world.
  我们绝不允许暴力行径扼杀美国年轻女性的理想抱负，也绝不容忍这种事情在全世界任何地方发生。
• A bullet meant for Riley snuffs out a passing gangster
  一枚原本射向赖利的子弹意外击毙了一个路过的暴徒。
• Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
  丹津掐灭了蜡烛。
• The heirs and heiresses were sitting in the living room, waiting for the oil magnate to snuff out.
  男女继承人坐在客厅时，等待这位煤油大王咽气。
• When we consciously or unconsciously make that decision, we snuff out that little voice in our head.
  当我们有意或无意做出这样的决定时，我们就扼杀了心底那个微弱的声音。