snuff out
熄滅,使破滅;鎮壓,扼殺
snuff out
v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many
Jewish children" [syn: extinguish]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be
extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be
contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
[syn: blow out, extinguish, quench] [ant: ignite]