| [/pʌf; pʌf/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) (sound of a) short light blowing of breath or wind （呼吸或风的）呼, 吹, 喷（之声）:
a puff of wind 一阵风 *
She blew out the candles in one puff. 她噗的一声把蜡烛都吹灭了.
(b) amount of smoke, steam, etc sent out at one time 一缕（烟、 蒸气等）:
There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped. 机车喷出一股蒸气後就停了下来. *
(fig 比喻) puffs of cloud in the sky 天空中朵朵的浮云 *
(joc 谑) vanish in a puff of smoke, ie disappear quickly 一溜烟就不见了.
(C) (infml) short drawing in of breath when smoking a pipe or cigarette （烟斗或香烟的）一吸, 一口:
She stubbed out the cigarette after the first puff. 她只吸了一口就把香烟掐灭了. 用法:
2 [C] = powder-puff (powder). 用法:
3 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) hollow piece of pastry filled with cream, jam, etc （有奶油、 果酱等馅的）酥皮点心:
a cream puff 奶油酥. 用法:
4 [U] (infml) = breath1 1a:
out of puff, ie breathless 气喘吁吁的. puff 2
[/pʌf; pʌf/] v 用法:
1 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] (a) (cause sth to) come out in puffs (puff1 1b) （使某物）阵阵喷出:
Smoke puffed from the chimney. 烟从烟囱里一股一股地喷出来. *
Don't puff smoke into people's faces. 别把烟往别人脸上喷.
(b) [Ipr, Ip, Tn] ~ at/on sth smoke (a pipe, cigarette, etc) in puffs (puff1 1c) 一口口地吸（烟斗、 香烟等）或喷烟:
puff away at/on a cigarette 一口一口地喷著香烟 *
He sat puffing his pipe. 他坐著抽烟斗. 用法:
2 [I] (infml) breathe loudly or rapidly as after running, etc; pant 喘气; 喘息:
He was puffing hard when he reached the station. 他到达车站时喘得很厉害. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) huff and puff => huff2. ,puff and `blow (a) (also ,puff and `pant) breathe noisily after physical effort 气吁吁:
puffing and panting at the top of the hill 在山顶上气吁吁的.
(b) = huff and puff (huff2). (be) puffed up with `pride, etc (be) very conceited 傲气十足. 用法:
4 (phr v) puff along, in, out, up, etc (infml) move in the specified direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or breathing heavily 喷著一股股的烟向某方向移动; 气喘吁吁地行进:
The train puffed out of the station. 火车吐著烟驶出了车站. *
She puffed up the hill. 她气喘吁吁地爬上山顶. puff sb out (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) (infml) cause sb to be out of breath 使某人气喘不止:
That run has puffed me out. 那场赛跑累得我喘不过气来. *
He was puffed out after climbing all those stairs. 他登完楼梯後已经上气不接下气了. puff sth out extinguish (a candle, etc) by blowing 吹灭（蜡烛等）. puff sth out/up (cause sth to) swell (as) with air （使某物）膨胀（如有空气）:
The bird puffed out/up its feathers. 那鸟膨起了羽毛. *
She puffed up the cushions. 她给垫子充了气. *
puff out one's cheeks 鼓起双颊. |