snuff out
英
美
- 掐灭；扼杀
详细释义
Verb:
-
put an end to; kill;
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
-
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
"quench the flames"
"snuff out the candles"
双语例句
- He snuffed out the match with his fingertips.
他用指尖掐灭了火柴。 - 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。 - 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女皇宏图的政治对抗。
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