Word · Frequency #18647
snuff
鼻烟;一撮鼻烟
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose; a pinch of such tobacco
- 1.
Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
供鼻吸用的细磨或粉化的烟草(或其他植物衍生物)。
- 2.
The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
烛芯燃烧的部分或烧焦的残余。
- 3.
Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.
干或湿的细磨或切碎烟草,置于唇后或舌下使用。
- 4.
A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
对细磨粉末状烟草的一吸或一嗅。
- 5.
The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
用鼻子快速吸气;嗅,吸。
- 6.
Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
用鼻子快速吸气以表示愤恨或怀疑;抽鼻,吸鼻。
烛花;供鼻吸用的细磨或粉化的烟草(或其他植物衍生物)。;烛芯燃烧的部分或烧焦的残余。;干或湿的细磨或切碎烟草,置于唇后或舌下使用。;对细磨粉末状烟草的一吸或一嗅。
In use
He took a pinch of snuff from a small silver box.
She offered me some snuff, but I didn't know how to use it.
The shop sells different kinds of snuff, including menthol and floral flavors.
a pinch of snuff
作名词时,snuff 通常指鼻烟,属不可数名词;表示“一撮”用 a pinch of。
He took a pinch of snuff and sneezed.
他吸了一小撮鼻烟,打了个喷嚏。
snuff out sth
作动词时,snuff out 是及物短语动词,可指“掐灭、扑灭”,也可比喻“扼杀、消灭”;代词宾语须放在 out 前,如 snuff it out。
She snuffed out the candle before leaving.
她离开前把蜡烛掐灭了。
snuff at sth
作不及物动词时,snuff at sth 常用于动物凑近某物嗅闻;表示人“闻”更常用 sniff。
Connections
Collocations
- snuff out
- 掐灭;扑灭;消灭
- She snuffed out the candle before leaving the room.她离开房间前掐灭了蜡烛。
- take snuff
- 吸鼻烟
- He used to take snuff after dinner.他过去常在晚餐后吸鼻烟。
- a pinch of snuff
- 一撮鼻烟
- He offered me a pinch of snuff.他递给我一撮鼻烟。
- snuff box
- 鼻烟盒
- She keeps her snuff box on the mantelpiece.她把鼻烟盒放在壁炉架上。
Idioms & figurative uses
- up to snuff
- 达到标准,符合要求The report wasn't up to snuff, so I had to rewrite it.这份报告没有达到标准,所以我不得不重写。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把sniff(闻)的i换成u,变成snuff:用力一吸鼻烟,再顺手掐灭烛花。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:historical fiction、museum exhibits、antique collecting 这里指“鼻烟”这一含义,多用于历史、文学或旧物收藏等语境,语气中性但略显老派;现代日常口语中比较少见单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 snuff /snʌf/ 押韵,重读元音及后面的辅音都是 /ʌf/。注意 rough、tough、enough 拼写含 -ough 却读作 /ʌf/;另外像 sniff /snɪf/ 这类拼写相似的词发音不同,并非真正的韵词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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