snuff out

动词 snuff out:

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

1. Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out.
   贪心的继承人等待著老头断气。
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实现发女皇宏图的政治对抗。