stub something out

Related to word: stub

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to extinguish a cigarette by pressing the lit end against a solid surface.

    按熄(香煙等)

    • At the restaurant table, he stubbed out his cigarette on the table surface.

      在餐廳的桌子旁,他在桌面上按熄了香煙。

    • She walked over to the trash can and stubbed out the remaining cigarette before throwing it in.

      她走到垃圾桶旁,按熄了剩下的香煙,然後把它扔了進去。

    • At the hospital entrance, he carefully stubbed out his cigarette so as not to disturb the patients.

      在醫院入口處,他小心翼翼地按熄了香煙,以免打擾病人。