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Puff Smoke Puffed Ed Steam Puffing   [V N

The flashcard also explains 'puff' as a noun related to puff pastry and as an informal term for praise or boasting, and as a verb meaning to swell or puff up.

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/pʌ̱f/
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[VERB 动词]吸,抽(香烟等) If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it.
  [V at/on n]
  [Also V n]
  • He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice...

    他点了一支雪茄,吸了两口。

  • He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened.

    他边听边点头,还吸着一支粗短的烟斗。

  • Puff is also a noun.
    • She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette like a beginner.

      她像刚开始抽烟的人一样很快地吸着。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]吹;喷;吐 If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out.
  [V n]
  [V prep]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [Also V n P]
  • Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling...

    理查德又点了一支烟,朝着天花板喷云吐雾。

  • The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips.

    天气又干又冷,他们嘴里哈出缕缕白气。

  • Puff out means the same as puff .puff out同puff
    • He drew heavily on his cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke.

      他猛吸了一口烟,吐出一团烟雾。

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[VERB 动词](引擎、烟囱或锅炉)冒(烟或气) If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it.
  [V n]
  • As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke.

    我跑了26圈时,保时捷车冒出了蓝烟。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](吹出的)一缕,一股 A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere.
  [usu N of n]
  • Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.

    风猛地刮起一阵灰尘,将它吹往内陆。

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[VERB 动词]喘息;喘气 If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort.
  [V]
  [usu cont]
  • I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.

    我对拳击一无所知,但我能看出他状态不佳,因为他在急促喘息。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]吹捧;吹嘘 A puff for something such as a book, film, product, or organization is something that is done or said in order to attract people's attention and tell them how good it is.
  [V n]
  [mainly AM 主美]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.

    公众所看到的评论界的好评实际上是对他和他的杂志的一种吹捧。

  • Puff is also a verb.
    • He puffed the new system by showing how badly his existing system performed by comparison.

      他通过比较,展示了当前的系统运行得如何不好,以此来吹捧这种新的系统。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同poof A puff is the same as a poof .
  [BRIT 英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  [OFFENSIVE 冒犯]
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    See also:
    puffed
    ;
      相关词组:
      puff out
      puff up

      Oxford puff / pʌf ; NAmE pʌf /
      verb
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      noun
      puff puffs puffed puffing
      verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc. 吸,抽(香烟、烟斗等) puff(at/on sth) ◆ He puffed (away) on his pipe. 他(一口一口地)吸着烟斗。 puffsth ◆ I sat puffing my cigar. 我坐着抽雪茄。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds 使喷出,冒出(烟或蒸汽) puffsth (out) ◆ Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke. 烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。 puff(out) ◆ Steam puffed out. 蒸汽向外喷出。 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] (+ speech) ( informal) to breathe loudly and quickly, especially after you have been running 急促喘息;气喘吁吁 SYN
      gasp
      ◆ I was starting to puff a little from the climb. 爬坡弄得我有点喘息起来。 ☞see also
      puffed
      ,
      puffed out
      at puffed
      4 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to move in a particular direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or steam 喷着汽(或烟)移动 ◆ The train puffed into the station. 火车喷着蒸汽驶进车站。 IDIOMS be puffed up with ˈpride, etc. to be too full of pride, etc. 自满;自负 ˌpuff and ˈpant ( also ˌpuff and ˈblow informal ) to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort 气喘吁吁;呼哧呼哧地喘 ☞more at
      huff
        v.
      PHRASAL VERBS ˌpuff sth↔ˈout to make sth bigger and rounder, especially by filling it with air 吹胀;使鼓起来 ◆ She puffed out her cheeks. 她鼓起了腮帮子。 ˌpuff ˈup | ˌpuff sth↔ˈup to swell or to make sth swell 膨胀;使膨胀 ◆ Her cheeks puffed up. 她的腮帮子鼓了起来。 ◆ The frog puffed itself up. 这只青蛙胀得鼓鼓的。
      noun 1 [countable ] an act of breathing in sth such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs 吸,抽(把气体经口或鼻引到体内的动作) ◆ He had a few puffs at the cigar. 他吸了几口雪茄。 ◆ Take two puffs from the inhaler every four hours. 每隔四小时从吸药器中吸两口药。 2 [countable ] a small amount of air, smoke, etc. that is blown from somewhere (烟、气等的)一缕,少量 ◆ a puff of wind 一丝清风 ◆ Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney. 烟囱冒出了袅袅白烟。 ◆ Any chance of success seemed to vanish in a puff of smoke (= to disappear quickly). 成功的机会犹如一缕青烟,瞬息即逝。 3 [countable ] a hollow piece of light pastrythat is filled with cream, jam, etc. 千层酥;奶油酥;泡芙 ☞see also
      cream puff
       (1 )
      4 ( NAmE also ˈpuff piece ) [countable ] ( informal, usually disapproving) a piece of writing or speech that praises sb/sth too much 吹捧的文章(或讲话) 5 [uncountable ] ( informal) ( especially BrE) breath 呼吸;喘息 ◆ The hill was very steep and I soon ran out of puff. 山坡陡峭,我很快就气喘吁吁了。 ☞see also
      powder puff
      puff / pʌf ; NAmE pʌf /
      LDC
      puff1 verb
      puff2 noun
      puffpuff1 /pʌf/ ●○○ verb
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      1[intransitive] to breathe quickly and with difficulty after the effort of running, carrying something heavy etc:  George puffed and panted as he tried to keep up.puff along/up etc An old man puffed up to them. He caught up with Gary, puffing for breath. → huff and puff
      at huff1(1)
      2[intransitive, transitive] (also puff away) to breathe in and out while smoking a cigarette or pipepuff at/on Kinane sat in silence, puffing thoughtfully at his pipe.3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if smoke, steam etc puffs from somewhere, or if something puffs it, it comes out in little clouds:  Steam puffed out of the chimney. The boiler was puffing thick black smoke. Don’t puff smoke into my face.4[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move in a particular direction, sending out little clouds of steam or smoke:  The train puffed steadily across the bridge.puff something ↔ out phrasal verb puff out your cheeks/chest to make your cheeks or chest bigger by filling them with air:  Henry puffed out his chest proudly.puff up phrasal verb1to become bigger by increasing the amount of air inside, or to make something bigger in this way:  The pastry will puff up while it bakes.puff something ↔ up Birds puff up their feathers to keep warm.2if a part of your body puffs up, it swells painfully because of injury or infection:  My eye had puffed up because of a mosquito bite.
      puff1 verb
      puff2 noun
      puffpuff2 noun
      Examples
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      Phrases
      1[countable] the action of taking the smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc into your lungspuff on/at He laughed and took a puff on his cigar.2[countable] a sudden small movement of wind, air, or smokepuff of smoke/wind/air/steam etc The dragon disappeared in a puff of smoke.3cheese/jam/cream etc puff a piece of light pastry with a soft mixture inside4[uncountable] British English informal your breath:  I was out of puff (=had difficulty breathing).5[countable] (also puff piece) a piece of writing or a speech that praises someone too much – used to show disapproval
      WDF

      puff

      [pʌf]puffed, puffing, puffs

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      粉扑(22%),膨胀(16%),一阵(14%),一股(11%),泡芙(10%),喷出(10%),吹捧(6%),夸张(4%),喘息(4%),骄傲(2%),吹嘘的(1%)
      n.粉扑;泡芙;蓬松;一阵喷烟;肿块;吹嘘,宣传广告
      vt.喷出,张开;使膨胀;夸张;使骄傲自满
      vi.膨胀;张开;鼓吹;夸张
      n.(Puff)人名;(德)普夫

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