| 词汇 | snuff |
| 释义 | snuff noun[ U ] uk /snʌf/ us /snʌf/ tobacco in the form of a powder for breathing into the nose: 鼻烟 Very few people take snuff nowadays.现在很少有人吸鼻烟了。 Tobacco & smoking anti-tobacco ashtray big tobacco briar butt chain-smoker cigarette cigarette butt cigarette holder lighter nicotine patch passive smoking puffer roll up!idiom roll-your-own second-hand smoke shisha smokeless tar weed Idiomup to snuff snuff verb[ T ] uk /snʌf/ us /snʌf/ to put out a flame, especially from a candle, usually by covering it with something: 熄灭，吹灭 One by one she snuffed the candles.她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。 Stopping fires beat beat something out blow blow (something) out damp damp something down douse extinguish extinguishment go go out gutter quench smother snuff something out sprinkler sprinkler system Idiomsnuff it Phrasal verbssnuff something out snuff someone out snuff | American Dictionarysnuff noun[ U ] us/snʌf/ tobacco in the form of a powder that people breathe in through their noses Examples of snuffsnuff They have a certain potential, which can be snuffed out, but they do not attain the more autonomous state of life. Clearly, wood materials were dropped into the shaft while burning and snuffed out due to lack of oxygen as the shaft filled. Like snuff bottles, the opium pipes fascinated and inspired generations of literati and officials. You couldn't believe his life could be snuffed out. What could snuff out social drive, a drive that ought to be as strong as the drive to breath, eat, or survive? The chalk downs began to revert to sheep pasture, which snuffed out many arable farmers and meant a steeply falling demand for labour. Calling conscious will an illusion sounds like a call to snuff out that spark - to douse the flame of our selves. The question was how recreation pursuits could get to the beach without snuffing out the values people sought there. The final sales of tobacco leaf and snuff were entrusted to licensed retailers (estanqueros) who earned a commission of between 5 and 10 per cent of total sales. In this period snuff has been exempt from excise duty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What gives snuff an advantage is the fact that nicotine addicts can use it without affecting the environment. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We accept that innovation is invariably sparked off in conditions of competitive risk, but competition should not snuff out the potential for such innovation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am a director of a company manufacturing cigarettes, tobacco, snuff and cigars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be less than truthful to suggest that such sharp practices have been snuffed out or discontinued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there difficulty in obtaining snuff in these outlying areas? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of snuff These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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