snuff
vt. 剪(烛)花; 扑灭,熄灭(烛光); 消灭,扼杀; 嗅
vi. 死去; 熄灭(火焰); (伤风鼻阻时)呼呼地吸(气),吸入; 闻,嗅
n. 烛花,灯花; 鼻烟; 气息
Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
If someone snuffs it, they die.
He thought he was about to snuff it.
他觉得自己快要咽气了。
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
1. sniff or smell inquiringly
2. inhale audibly through the nose;
1. snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown
up to snuff informal 非正式
合乎标准,达标
(英,古)不易受骗的;精明的
up to snuff【非正式用语】
健康状况良好的
符合标准的;符合要求的
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.
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.
Both snuff and chewing tobacco contain deadly carcinogens.
鼻烟和口嚼烟都含有致癌物质.
Chewing tobacco and snuff not allowed in the plant.
在厂房内不许嚼和吸食烟草.
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.