snuff
noun [ U ] uk/snʌf/ us/snʌf/
鼻烟
tobacco in the form of a powder for breathing into the nose
Very few people take snuff nowadays. 现在很少有人吸鼻烟了。
Idiom
up to snuffidiom US informal达到可能实现的最好程度;达到可接受的标准
as good as it should be; of an acceptable standard
The phone system just wasn't up to snuff. 电话系统就是没达到要求。
snuff
verb [ T ] uk/snʌf/ us/snʌf/
熄灭，吹灭
to put out a flame, especially from a candle, usually by covering it with something
One by one she snuffed the candles. 她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。
Idiom
snuff itidiom mainly UK informal 死亡，断气
to die
Phrasal verbs
snuff something out informal（突然地）结束，扼杀
to cause something to end suddenly
The country has been able to celebrate the return of its independence so brutally snuffed out in 1940. 该国于1940年被无情地剥夺了独立地位，如今终于可以庆祝自己重获独立。
吹灭，熄灭（尤指蜡烛）
to put out a flame, especially from a candle
One by one she snuffed out the candles. 她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。
snuff someone out 杀死（某人）
to kill someone