動詞 snuff out:

1. put an end to; kill
   同義詞：extinguish
2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
   同義詞：blow out, extinguish, quench

1. Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out.
   貪心的繼承人等待著老頭斷氣。
2. Her goal was to snuff out all political opposition to her empress ambitions.
   她的目的是要消除一切不利于她實現(xiàn)發(fā)女皇宏圖的政治對抗。