Phrase
snuff it
verb
去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
- 1.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
死
In use
The old dog snuffed it peacefully in his sleep.
If he keeps smoking like that, he'll snuff it before he's fifty.
Many people believe the character snuffs it at the end of the novel.
sb snuffs it
这是一个非正式的表达，通常用于谈论某人去世。
He snuffed it last night.
他昨晚死了。
Common mistakes
He snuffed it his life.He snuffed it.
snuff it 是不及物动词短语，不能接宾语。要说某人死了直接用 snuff it 即可，不加宾语。
The king snuffed it yesterday.The king passed away yesterday.
snuff it 是俚语，用于正式场合不恰当。在正式语境中应使用 pass away 或 die 等中性或正式表达。
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Grammar Note
Informal, British slang. Usually used in the phrase 'snuff it' meaning 'to die'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.