snuffed
past simple and past participle ofsnuff
| 单词 | snuffed |
| 释义 | snuffed past simple and past participle ofsnuff snuff verb[T] uk/snʌf/us/snʌf/to put out aflame,especiallyfrom acandle, usually bycoveringit with something: One by one she snuffed thecandles. Stopping fires
Idiomsnuff it Phrasal verbssnuffsomethingout snuffsomeoneout Examplesofsnuffedsnuffed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They have a certain potential, which can besnuffedout, but they do not attain the more autonomous state of life. From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly, wood materials were dropped into the shaft while burning andsnuffedout due to lack of oxygen as the shaft filled. From theCambridge English Corpus You couldn't believe his life could besnuffedout. From theCambridge English Corpus The chalk downs began to revert to sheep pasture, whichsnuffedout many arable farmers and meant a steeply falling demand for labour. From theCambridge English Corpus It would be less than truthful to suggest that such sharp practices have beensnuffedout or discontinued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not time yousnuffedthe profiteers out? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the contrary, whenever one of those countries has moved towards independence it has been ruthlesslysnuffedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, all rebellion has beensnuffedout over the past 13 years, and that is sad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How many tens of thousands of lives will besnuffedout or seriously affected if we do not adopt these two measures? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All those measures are likely to dampen consumer activity and could lead to the recovery beingsnuffedout before it has got going. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The deal was attractive but now it is inconvenient to its sponsor and it is to besnuffedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Victims of loyalist firebombs, their young lives weresnuffedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not support our friends, one by one they will besnuffedout and, in the end, we may find ourselves isolated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So my little moment of glory as an academic historian was, in a sense,snuffedout before it even began. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the forest were sold to faceless investors those rights could besnuffedout and people would be denied rights of access. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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