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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。
去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
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去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能；死
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
He snuffed it last night.
他昨晚死了。
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去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
The old dog snuffed it peacefully in his sleep.
老狗在睡梦中安详地死了。
If he keeps smoking like that, he'll snuff it before he's fifty.
如果他继续那样抽烟，不到五十岁他就会死。
Many people believe the character snuffs it at the end of the novel.
许多人认为那个角色在小说的结尾死了。
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。
Not this
He snuffed it his life.
Use this
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。
Not this
The king snuffed it yesterday.
Use this
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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Informal, British slang. Usually used in the phrase 'snuff it' meaning 'to die'.
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