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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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      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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      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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