English Dictionary

snuff

IPA（発音記号）

/snʌf/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用 俗語 限定用法

The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed). / (obsolete) Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps. / (slang) A murder.

日本語の意味

蝋燭の芯が燃尽してできる、黒く焦げた部分。 / （古語）グラスに残る飲用後の残留物、またはそのような残渣。 / （俗語）殺人

After the vigil ended, she carefully removed the snuff from each candle to keep the flames clean.

追悼の集いが終わると、彼女は炎がきれいに燃えるように各ろうそくの芯の焦げた部分を丁寧に取り除いた。

意味（1）

The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).

his memory stinks like the snuff of a candle when it is put out […]

意味（2）

(obsolete) Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.

意味（3）

(slang) A murder.

The cops are chasing their own asses on the St Christopher case, so how about a “Are You St Christopher's Next Slaying?” piece? Profiles of all the snuffs to date and reconstructions of the victims' last minutes.

意味（4）

(attributive) A form of pornographic film which involves someone actually being murdered.

snuffs （ plural ）