snuff

消す

ろうそくの火や炎を消す。

やさしい英語で： To stop a candle or flame from burning.

• Please snuff the candle.
• She snuffed out the flame before leaving.
• He snuffed the candles and went upstairs.

使い方： snuff out something / snuff something out (She snuffed the candle out.)

類義語： put out, extinguish

反対語： light, ignite

よく使う表現： snuff a candle, snuff out, snuff the flame

鼻で吸う、嗅ぐ

空気や物質を鼻から吸い込む。

やさしい英語で： To draw air or a substance into your nose.

• He snuffed the cold air.
• She snuffed a little tobacco from her hand.
• The dog snuffed at the unfamiliar scent.

類義語： sniff, inhale

よく使う表現： snuff tobacco, snuff the air

嗅ぎタバコ

鼻から吸い込んで使う、粉末にしたタバコ。

やさしい英語で： Tobacco made into a powder that people take into their nose.

• He kept snuff in a small box.
• She took a pinch of snuff and sneezed.
• The shop sold pipes and snuff.

よく使う表現： take snuff, pinch of snuff, snuff box

燃えさしの芯

ろうそくの芯の、燃えて黒くなった部分。

やさしい英語で： The black, burnt part of the string inside a candle.

• She trimmed the snuff from the candle.
• Black snuff fell onto the table.
• He removed the snuff before lighting the candle again.

よく使う表現： candle snuff, trim the snuff