| 单词 | puff |
| 释义 | verbnounpuffBrE /pʌf/ NAmE /pʌf/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they puff BrE /pʌf/ NAmE /pʌf/ present simple - he / she / it puffs BrE /pʌfs/ NAmE /pʌfs/ past simple puffed BrE /pʌft/ NAmE /pʌft/ past participle puffed BrE /pʌft/ NAmE /pʌft/ -ing form puffing BrE /ˈpʌfɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpʌfɪŋ/ [I , T ]to smoke a cigarette , pipe , etc .吸，抽（香烟、烟斗等）◆ ~ (at /on sth )He puffed (away ) on his pipe .他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。◆ ~sth I sat puffing my cigar . 我坐着抽雪茄。[T , I ]to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds ; to blow out in clouds 使喷出，冒出（烟或蒸汽）◆ ~sth (out )Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke . 烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。◆ ~ (out )Steam puffed out . 蒸汽向外喷出。[I , T ](+ 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[I ]+ 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。 ● 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Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane● ˌhuff and ˈpuff (informal ) to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired 气喘吁吁；上气不接下气◆ Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her . 杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。to make it obvious that you are annoyed about sth without doing anything to change the situation 发脾气；愤然不理；生闷气；气呼呼◆ After much huffing and puffing , she finally agreed to help . 她生了好一阵闷气之后才终于同意帮忙。Rhyming pairs in idiomsdoom and gloom,fair and square,high and dry,huff and puff,name and shame,slice and dice,thrills and spills,wear and tear,wheel and deal,wine and dine ● 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。puffBrE /pʌf/ NAmE /pʌf/ noun [C ]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。[C ]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。[C ]a hollow piece of light pastrythat is filled with cream , jam , etc .千层酥；奶油酥；泡芙 ➡ see also cream puff (NAmE alsoˈpuff piece ) [C ](informal , usuallydisapproving ) a piece of writing or speech that praises sb /sth too much 吹捧的文章（或讲话）[U ](informal , especiallyBrE ) 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 |
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