[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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puffed
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相关词组:
puff out
puff up
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puff/pʌf; NAmEpʌf/
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puffpuffspuffedpuffingverb1[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
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puffed out
atpuffed4[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。IDIOMSbe puffed up with ˈpride, etc.to be too full of pride, etc. 自满;自负ˌpuff and ˈpant(alsoˌpuff and ˈblowinformal)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 VERBSˌpuff sth↔ˈoutto 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↔ˈupto 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。noun1[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 alsoˈpuff 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; NAmEpʌf/
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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
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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 out phrasal verbpuff 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
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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