snuff something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop a candle burning by pressing the burning part with your fingers or by covering it 掐灭,闷熄〔蜡烛〕
b) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop or end something in a sudden way 〔突然地〕消灭,扼杀 a rebellion that will snuff out democracy 将会扼杀民主的一场叛乱
c) informalDIE to kill someone 杀死〔某人〕 a young woman snuffed out by an unknown killer 被身份不明的凶手杀死的年轻女子
snuff out• Outside the cold wind snuffed the taper out.
→ snuff something/somebody ↔ out at snuff1(2)