snuffing

英 [ˈsnʌfɪŋ]

美 [ˈsnʌfɪŋ]

v. 掐灭，闷熄，熄灭(小火苗); 出声地嗅
snuff的现在分词

鼻烟
Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
VERB 断气;死去
If someone snuffs it, they die.
1. He thought he was about to snuff it.
  他觉得自己快要咽气了。

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But it cannot be done without rekindling a solidarity Europe is close to snuffing out.
但如果不能重建欧洲几乎已经扼杀的团结，就做不到这一点。
The biggest issue in this campaign is getting the public finances under control without snuffing out economic recovery.
这次竞选最大的问题是控制好公共财政，同时不扼杀经济的复苏。
A small metal cone or cup on a long handle, used for snuffing out candles; a snuffer. But Aleck went down and put it out.
蜡烛熄灭器一长杆上的一小金属锥状物或杯状物，用于熄灭蜡烛；蜡烛熄灭器可艾莱柯还是下床去把蜡烛熄了。
The cold winter night had fallen, snuffing out the brief twilight.
寒冷的冬夜已经降临，把黄昏时短暂的暮色也给吞没了。
They move from a reactive response to outbreaks at borders and points of entry, to a proactive response aimed at snuffing out a threat at source, before it has a chance to spread internationally.
《条例》从被动地应对边境和入境口岸的疾病暴发转向积极主动地作出反应，目的是在出现国际传播机会之前，从根源上消除威胁。
Ooh, it gets me hot when you talk about snuffing out lives.
噢，你谈到开杀戒真让我兴奋。