snuff
snuff1
verb
snuff2
noun
up to snuff
informal
非正式
verb
- [with obj.]extinguish (a candle)
熄灭，掐灭（蜡烛）
a breeze snuffed out the candle.
一阵风吹灭了蜡烛。
■(informal)put an end to (something) in a brutal manner
(非正式)凶残地终结（某物）
his life was snuffed out by a sniper's bullet.
他被狙击手的一颗子弹无情地夺去了生命。
■(snuff it)(Brit. informal)die
(英，非正式)断气，死
■(dated)trim the charred wick from (a candle)
(旧)剪烛花
- the charred part of a candle wick
烛花
- late Middle English: of unknown origin
snuff2
noun
- [mass noun]powdered tobacco that is sniffed up the nostril rather than smoked
鼻烟
a pinch of snuff.
一撮鼻烟。
- [withobj.]inhale or sniff at (something)
吸入；嗅（某物）
they stood snuffing up the keen cold air.
他们站在那儿呼吸清冽的冷空气。
■[no obj.](archaic)sniff up powdered tobacco
(古)吸鼻烟
up to snuff
informal
非正式
- up to the required standard
合乎标准，达标
they need a million dollars to get their facilities up to snuff.
他们需要100万美元才能使设备合乎标准。
■in good health
身体状况良好的
he hadn't felt up to snuff all summer.
他整个夏天身体都不舒服。 - (Brit. archaic)not easily deceived; knowing
(英，古)不易受骗的；精明的
an up-to-snuff old vagabond.
一个精明的老流浪汉。
- late Middle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch snuffen 'to snuffle'. The noun dates from the late 17th cent. and is probably an abbreviation of Dutch snuftabak
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