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形容词:puffy 名词:puffiness 副词:puffily 动词过去式:puffed 过去分词:puffed 现在分词:puffing 第三人称单数:puffs

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wind  draught  air  breath  breath of air  puff  whiff  zephyr  blow  breezeblow  waft  respire  breathe  puff  whiff  gasp  wheeze  ventilate      

puff


/pʌf; pʌf/
n
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 口) 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.
2 [C] = powder-puff (powder).
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.
4 [U] (infml 口) = breath1 1a
*out of puff, ie breathless 气喘吁吁的.

/pʌf; pʌf/
v
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 一口一口地喷着香烟
* He sat puffing his pipe. 他坐着抽烟斗.
2 [I] (infml 口) 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.
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.
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 喷着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. 火车吐着烟驶出了车站.
* She puffed up the hill. 她气喘吁吁地爬上山顶. puff sb out (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) (infml 口) 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.


膨涨的糕点或酥皮饼

puff




a light inflated pastry or puff shell
1. She blew out the candles in one puff.
    她噗的一声把蜡烛都吹灭了.

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