英汉词典

snuff 基本解释

• vt. 剪烛花；掐灭；消灭；嗅出
• n. 鼻烟；烛花；灯花
• vi. 扑灭；断气；嗅

snuff 词态变化

snuff 中文词源

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义鼻烟。

snuff 英文词源

snuff

snuff: English has three words snuff, all probably going back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base *snuf-, imitative of the sound of drawing air noisily in through the nose. Snuff ‘powdered tobacco for inhaling’ [17] was borrowed from Dutch snuf. This was probably short for snuftabak, etymologically ‘sniff-tobacco’, which in turn was derived from Middle Dutch snuffen ‘sniff, snuffle’, source of English snuff ‘sniff’ [16].

That base *snuf- also produced English snuffle [16], probably borrowed from Low German or Dutch snuffelen, and snivel [14], which may go back to an unrecorded Old English *snyflan; and sniff [14], if not directly related, was certainly similarly inspired by the sound of sniffing. Snuff ‘put out a candle’ was derived in the 15th century from the noun snuff ‘burnt candlewick’ [14].

The origins of this are not known, but the fact that the now obsolete verb snot was once used for ‘put out a candle’ as well as ‘blow one’s nose’ suggests that this snuff too may ultimately have connections with the inner workings of the nose (possibly a perceived resemblance between an extinguished candlewick and a piece of nasal mucus), and with the base *snuf-. Snuff it ‘die’ is first recorded in the late 19th century.
=> snivel

snuff (v.1)

"to cut or pinch off the burned part of a candle wick," mid-15c., from noun snoffe "burned part of a candle wick" (late 14c.), of unknown origin, perhaps related to snuff (v.2). The meaning "to die" is from 1865; that of "to kill" is from 1932; snuff-film, originally an urban legend, is from 1975.

snuff (v.2)

"draw in through the nose," 1520s, from Dutch or Flemish snuffen "to sniff, snuff," related to Dutch snuiven "to sniff," from Proto-Germanic *snuf- (cognates: Middle High German snupfe, German Schnupfen "head-cold"), imitative of the sound of drawing air through the nose (see snout). Related: Snuffed; snuffing.

snuff (n.)

"powdered tobacco to be inhaled," 1680s, from Dutch or Flemish snuf, shortened form of snuftabak "snuff tobacco," from snuffen "to sniff, snuff" (see snuff (v.2)). The practice became fashionable in England c. 1680. Slang phrase up to snuff "knowing, sharp, wide-awake, not likely to be deceived" is from 1811; the exact sense is obscure unless it refers to the "elevating" properties of snuff.

snuff 词组搭配

snuff 英文释义

1. the charred portion of a candlewick

2. a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

3. finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

4. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

snuff 双语例句

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He thought he was about to snuff it.

他觉得自己快要咽气了。

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3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.

内画壶是鼻烟壶的一种.内画技艺起源于北京.

来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

5. Greedy heirs waited for the old man to snuff out.

贪心的继承人等待着老头断气.

来自辞典例句

snuff 实用场景例句

The dogs were snuffing gently at my feet.

几只狗轻轻地嗅着我的脚。

牛津词典

An innocent child's life has been snuffed out by this senseless shooting.

这胡乱一枪就要了一个无辜孩子的命。

牛津词典

He thought he was about to snuff it.

他觉得自己快要咽气了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Toyota says that the recalls occurred because quality control was not up to snuff.

丰田公司说,由于回顾发生因为质量控制.

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Get the system to snuff fast, or are going to stop waiting and move on.

要么快速相应, 否则人们将停止等待而另觅他爱.

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Both snuff and chewing tobacco contain deadly carcinogens.

鼻烟和口嚼烟都含有致癌物质.

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Chewing tobacco and snuff not allowed in the plant.

在厂房内不许嚼和吸食烟草.

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When he was pleased with himself, he permitted himself a pinch of snuff.

得意的时候他只闻一点鼻烟.

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Don't take it in snuff.

别生气嘛.

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Snuff is Swedish Match's main earnings generator and most profitable product.

鼻烟是瑞典火柴的主要盈利来源和最盈利的产品.

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Greedy heirs waited for the old man to snuff out.

贪心的继承人等待着老头断气.

辞典例句

Her goal was to snuff out all political opposition to her empress ambitions.

她的目的是要消除一切不利于她实现发女皇宏图的政治对抗.

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You'll snuff out one day if you're so careless.

你老是这么粗心早晚有一天会送命的.

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Soaring borrowing costs would be a sure way to snuff out a recovery.

高涨的借贷成本定然会扼杀经济复苏的势头.

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Inside painting snuff bottle a traditional Chinese folk art.

内画鼻烟壶是我国传统的民间工艺.

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The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.

内画壶是鼻烟壶的一种.内画技艺起源于北京.

汉英文学 - 散文英译

They had orders to snuff out the enemy guards.

他们接到了杀掉敌卫兵的命令.

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I found a snuff box whilst digging the garden.

我在花园掘土的时候发现了一个鼻烟壶.

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Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice.

准备要扼杀世界上对理智和正义的唯一希望.

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The new snuff tobacco product has a replaceable cartridge containing tobacco leaves and a mouthpiece.

这种新的无烟草烟草产品有一个含有烟叶的可替换的烟管,以及一个烟嘴.

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Hasty glory goes out in a snuff.

猝至的光荣,转瞬即逝.

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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.

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Zerostyle Mint is a new style snuff tobacco product.

“零度时尚薄荷”是一款新型鼻烟产品.

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Similar traditional verses are sometimes found on hope chests , jewel boxes , snuff boxes, and the like.

相似的铭文有时还会出现在女子的化妆盒 、 珠宝盒 、 鼻烟盒和诸如此类的玩艺上.

英汉非文学 - 民俗

Molinianjian that Westerners to snuff spread to China.

明万历年间,西方人把鼻烟传到中国.

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This snuff bottle has been listed as one of the state's best works of art.

作品优美生动,细致入微,被国家列为工艺美术佳品珍藏.

汉英文学 - 散文英译

Section of the orchestra. The three musicians stop playing, snuff out candles by their music stands.

(部分交响乐队. 三位乐手停止演奏, 熄灭乐谱架旁的蜡烛. )

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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。

柯林斯例句

He thought he was about to snuff it.

他觉得自己快要咽气了。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句