snuff out

基本解釋

Moreover, such protests as have taken place have been easy to snuff out.
而且，已經(jīng)發(fā)生的這種抗議很容易遭到扼殺。
Ever since he became acting president on the last day of 1999, Mr Putin has moved progressively to snuff out even the faintest flickers of democracy that he inherited from Boris Yeltsin.
從1999年最后一天擔(dān)任總統(tǒng)開始，普京先生加快了動作來扼殺從鮑里斯·葉利欽手中繼承的微弱的民主之光。
This has led to some of the biggest suppliers becoming substantial businesses, it said, despite the efforts of many game studios to snuff out a trade that they believe undermines the game.
這使得一些最大的游戲供應(yīng)商逐漸有了實質(zhì)性的業(yè)務(wù)。他們認(rèn)為，許多游戲工作室試圖遏止這種貿(mào)易的努力會葬送了游戲本身。

Then the government paid farmers a bonus to snuff out the very same animals.
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When we consciously or unconsciously make that decision, we snuff out that little voice in our head.
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Hoping to snuff out aberrant individualism, the ministry introduced detailed rules governing uniforms, haircuts and codes of conduct.
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To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way.