Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
Mr Venus, would you make yourself useful, and take a seat beside me, sir, for the conveniency of snuffing the candles? 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Eyes, too, are mere personal inconveniences; and the wick of one candle gets an inch and a half long, while you are snuffing the other. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.