snuff
vt. 剪(燭)花; 撲滅,熄滅(燭光); 消滅,扼殺; 嗅
vi. 死去; 熄滅(火焰); (傷風鼻阻時)呼呼地吸(氣),吸入; 聞,嗅
n. 燭花,燈花; 鼻菸; 氣息
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.
他覺得自己快要嚥氣了。
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
合乎標準,達標
(英,古)不易受騙的;精明的
up to snuff【非正式用語】
健康狀況良好的
符合標準的;符合要求的
Toyota says that the recalls occurred because quality control was not up to snuff.
豐田公司說,由於回顧發生因為質量控制.
Get the system to snuff fast, or are going to stop waiting and move on.
要麼快速相應, 否則人們將停止等待而另覓他愛.
Both snuff and chewing tobacco contain deadly carcinogens.
鼻菸和口嚼煙都含有致癌物質.
Chewing tobacco and snuff not allowed in the plant.
在廠房內不許嚼和吸食菸草.
When he was pleased with himself, he permitted himself a pinch of snuff.
得意的時候他只聞一點鼻菸.