"snuffed" in Chinese (Traditional)
熄滅扼殺殺害(俚語)
Definition
停止燃燒、發光或存在——通常指熄滅蠟燭或象徵性地終結某事。口語中也指被殺或毀滅(俚語)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
字面用法屬正式(火、蠟燭),指殺害時則為非正式/俚語(snuffed out)。常見被動用法:'The candle was snuffed.' 'snuffed out'常表示生命、希望或燈光被終結。勿與鼻煙(snuff,名詞)混淆。
Examples
He snuffed the candle before leaving the room.
他離開房間前**熄滅**了蠟燭。
The fire was quickly snuffed by the rain.
大雨很快就**熄滅**了火。
Hope was snuffed out by the bad news.
壞消息**扼殺**了希望。
His dreams were snuffed in an instant after losing his job.
他失業後夢想瞬間被**扼殺**了。
Rumor is, the witness got snuffed before the trial.
聽說證人在審判前被**殺害**了。
"All it took was a strong wind, and the lights were snuffed," said the old man.
「只要一陣大風,燈就**熄滅**了,」老人說道。