| 词汇 | snuffing |
| 释义 | snuffing present participle ofsnuff 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 snuff something out sprinkler sprinkler system Idiomsnuff it Phrasal verbssnuff something out snuff someone out Examples of snuffingsnuffing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The question was how recreation pursuits could get to the beach without snuffing out the values people sought there. There is no patriotism in "snuffing out" the poor dyer because he cannot subscribe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am always uneasy when the three main political parties agree, so snuffing out any organised opposition or thorough scrutiny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an opportunity to create a regime which maximises competition instead of snuffing it out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to enact legislation that will stop large companies snuffing out small companies locally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not uphold the sanctity of human life by taking it, or underline its precious nature by snuffing it out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Necessity for research is a plea for snuffing out the life of human beings and is something that we should reject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe they will ever get the same service from bigger companies, who are gradually snuffing out the smaller family businesses in country districts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As in medicine, conflict prevention can be both primary, stopping the disease before it even starts, or secondary, snuffing it out when early signs first appear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Benson's form was immediately impressive; described as "big and bold", he was a terror to opposition forwards, "snuffing out their moves with his sense of anticipation". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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