snuff-box

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snuff-box (n.)
1680s, from snuff (n.) + box (n.1).
1. The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
2. He thought he was about to snuff it.
他觉得自己快要咽气了。
3. You've got the power. You can do anything you want. You can snuff him out or not.
你已经大权在握,可以为所欲为了。你可以灭了他,也可以不这么做。
4. The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.
内画壶是鼻烟壶的一种.内画技艺起源于北京.
5. Greedy heirs waited for the old man to snuff out.
贪心的继承人等待着老头断气.