puff
n
1 [C]
(a) (sound of a) short light blowing of breath or wind (呼吸或風的)呼, 吹, 噴(之聲): a puff of wind 一陣風
She blew out the candles in one puff. 她噗的一聲把蠟燭都吹滅了.
(b) amount of smoke, steam, etc sent out at one time 一縷(煙、 蒸氣等)
There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped. 機車噴出一股蒸氣後就停了下來.
(fig 比喻) puffs of cloud in the sky 天空中朵朵的浮云
(joc 謔) vanish in a puff of smoke, ie disappear quickly 一溜煙就不見了.
(c) (infml 口) short drawing in of breath when smoking a pipe or cigarette (煙斗或香煙的)一吸, 一口
She stubbed out the cigarette after the first puff. 她只吸了一口就把香煙掐滅了.
2 [C] = powder-puff (powder).
3 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) hollow piece of pastry filled with cream, jam, etc (有奶油、 果醬等餡的)酥皮點心: a cream puff 奶油酥.
4 [U] (infml 口) = breath1 1a
out of puff, ie breathless 氣喘吁吁的.
puff v
1 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) (cause sth to) come out in puffs (puff1 1b) (使某物)陣陣噴出
Smoke puffed from the chimney. 煙從煙囪里一股一股地噴出來.
Don't puff smoke into people's faces. 別把煙往別人臉上噴.
(b) [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ at/on sth smoke (a pipe, cigarette, etc) in puffs (puff1 1c) 一口口地吸(煙斗、 香煙等)或噴煙
puff away at/on a cigarette 一口一口地噴著香煙
He sat puffing his pipe. 他坐著抽煙斗.
2 [I] (infml 口) breathe loudly or rapidly as after running, etc; pant 喘氣; 喘息
He was puffing hard when he reached the station. 他到達車站時喘得很厲害.
3 (idm 習語) huff and puff => huff2. ,puff and `blow
(a) (also ,puff and `pant) breathe noisily after physical effort 氣吁吁
puffing and panting at the top of the hill 在山頂上氣吁吁的.
(b) = huff and puff (huff2). (be) puffed up with `pride, etc (be) very conceited 傲氣十足.
4 (phr v) puff along, in, out, up, etc (infml 口) move in the specified direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or breathing heavily 噴著一股股的煙向某方向移動; 氣喘吁吁地行進
The train puffed out of the station. 火車吐著煙駛出了車站.
She puffed up the hill. 她氣喘吁吁地爬上山頂. puff sb out (usu passive 通常用於被動語態) (infml 口) cause sb to be out of breath 使某人氣喘不止
That run has puffed me out. 那場賽跑累得我喘不過氣來.
He was puffed out after climbing all those stairs. 他登完樓梯後已經上氣不接下氣了. puff sth out extinguish (a candle, etc) by blowing 吹滅(蠟燭等). puff sth out/up (cause sth to) swell (as) with air (使某物)膨脹(如有空氣)
The bird puffed out/up its feathers. 那鳥膨起了羽毛.
She puffed up the cushions. 她給墊子充了氣.
puff out one's cheeks 鼓起雙頰.
?? 考研助記
潑婦(諧音):潑婦罵街,相互對 噴 網友:yqy 補充:“怕fu(燙的方言)”:怕燙就吹一吹
?? 擴展釋義
*[p?f]n. 一陣噴煙, 腫塊, 喘息vt. 噴出, 張開, 吹捧, (使)充氣, 喘氣, (使)驕傲, (使)膨脹vi. 噴出, 張開, 吹捧, (使)充氣, 喘氣, (使)驕傲, (使)膨脹【醫】 吹氣音, 疏松部(染色體)相關詞組: be out of puff puff out puff up