Snuff
[snʌf]
解释:
(noun.) finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose.
(noun.) a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time.
(noun.) the charred portion of a candlewick.
(verb.) inhale audibly through the nose; 'snuff coke'.
(verb.) sniff or smell inquiringly.
(adj.) snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown .
布什校对--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.
(v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of.
(v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff.
(v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
(v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses.
(v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.
(n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
(n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once.
(n.) Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose.
埃米尔校对
同义词及近义词:
n. Sniff.
v. a. [1]. Inhale, breathe, sniff, breathe in.[2]. Smell, scent.
v. n. Snort (as a horse).
编辑:路易斯
解释:
v.i. to draw in air violently and noisily through the nose: to sniff: to smell at anything doubtfully: to take snuff into the nose.—v.t. to draw into the nose: to smell to examine by smelling.—n. a powdered preparation of tobacco or other substance for snuffing a pinch of such: a sniff: resentment huff.—ns. Snuff′-box a box for snuff; Snuff′-dip′ping the habit of dipping a wetted stick into snuff and rubbing it on the gums; Snuff′er one who snuffs; Snuff′iness state of being snuffy.—v.i. Snuf′fle to breathe hard through the nose.—n. the sound made by such: a nasal twang: cant.—n. Snuf′fler one who snuffles or speaks through his nose when obstructed.—n.pl. Snuf′fles nasal catarrh and consequent stoppage of the nose.—ns. Snuff′ling; Snuff′-mill a machine for grinding tobacco into snuff; Snuff′-mull a snuff-box; Snuff′-spoon a spoon for taking snuff from a snuff-box; Snuff′-tāk′er one who snuffs habitually; Snuff′-tāking.—adj. Snuff′y soiled with or smelling of snuff.—Take a thing in snuff (Shak.) to take offence; Up to snuff knowing not likely to be taken in.
v.t. to crop or pinch the snuff from as a burning candle.—n. the charred portion of a candle or lamp-wick: a candle almost burnt out.—ns.pl. Snuff′-dishes (B.) dishes for the snuff of the lamps of the tabernacle; Snuff′ers an instrument for taking the snuff off a candle.—Snuff out to extinguish by snuffing to end by a sudden stroke.
科南录入
娱乐性解释:
To dream of snuff, signifies your enemies are seducing the confidence of your friends. For a woman to use it in her dreams, foretells complications which will involve her separation from a favored friend.
安妮特手打
例句:
- Mr. Helstone pushed up his spectacles from his nose to his forehead, handled his snuff-box, and administered to himself a portion of the contents. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- And he took another gentle little pinch of snuff, and lightly crossed his legs. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The little man took another pinch of snuff as he made this communication, and nodded mysteriously to Mr. Pickwick. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The identical place, my dear Sir,' replied Perker, tapping the lid of his snuff-box. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- You haven't got a pinch of snuff about you, have you? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Well, the snuff, then, and the Freemasonry? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- They're wittles and drink to me--lodging, wife, and children--reading, writing, and Arithmetic--snuff, tobacker, and sleep. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- It was so like it that I went forward and said--Pilot and the thing got up and came to me and snuffed me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- In an instant he snuffed glamour and magic. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- So I snuffed the candle and resumed the perusal of Marmion. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- She placed the candle on the table, and snuffed it carefully, before she turned round and faced him. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Mr. Pickwick paused, and Mr. Weller snuffed the candle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- He snuffed round the prostrate group, and then he ran up to me; it was all he could do,--there was no other help at hand to summon. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Mr Venus, would you make yourself useful, and take a seat beside me, sir, for the conveniency of snuffing the candles? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Eyes, too, are mere personal inconveniences; and the wick of one candle gets an inch and a half long, while you are snuffing the other. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- For with sparky soot, snuffs and vapours, men have constant strife,-- Those who are not burned to death are smothered during life. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- I forgot what a great service you think it if any one snuffs a candle for you. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
录入:卢卡斯