snuff out
扼杀;消灭;死掉
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参考例子
1.He snuffed out his cigar, and began to drink whisky.
他把雪茄掐灭,开始喝威士忌。
2.An army of slaves, vast beyond imagining, ready to devour tiny Greece. Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice.
一支奴隶建造的军队,庞大的超出想象,准备好了吞没渺小的希腊,准备好了扼杀世界仅有的对于正义的希望。
3.Plants that lack this brake end up with a hair-trigger response to infection, which helps them to snuff out a smouldering infection before it catches.
缺少这种制动闸的植物最后对感染会有一触即发的反应,这有助于它们在发病前消灭潜伏的感染。
英文解释
v.
1.put an end to; kill
2.put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
网络释义
snuff out
扼杀; 扑灭; 扼杀, 消灭, 死掉; 掐灭;
snuff out the remaining embers of a fire
灭掉仍在冒烟燃烧的灰烬;
smell out snuff wind
嗅出;