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puff

puff

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n.

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 吸,抽(香烟等) If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. 
  • 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。

2. V-ERG 吹;喷;吐 If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. 
  • 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。

3. VERB (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. 
  • 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。

4. N-COUNT (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. 
  • 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。

5. VERB 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. 
  • 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。

6. N-COUNT 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. 
  • 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。

7. N-COUNT 同poof A puff is the same as a poof
8. See also: puffed;  
相关词组:
puff out  puff up 
Noun

1. a short light gust of air

2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell

3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

4. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

6. thick cushion used as a seat

7. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);

  • "he took a puff on his pipe"
  • "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth;

  • "he gave his nose a loud blow"
  • "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
Verb

1. smoke and exhale strongly;

  • "puff a cigar"
  • "whiff a pipe"

2. suck in or take (air);

  • "draw a deep breath"
  • "draw on a cigarette"

3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;

  • "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

4. make proud or conceited;

  • "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

5. praise extravagantly;

  • "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"

6. speak in a blustering or scornful manner;

  • "A puffing kind of man"

7. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"

8. blow hard and loudly;

  • "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
Adjective

1. gathered for protruding fullness;

  • "puff sleeves"

医学

  • 1.①吹气音:听诊时听到的短促的吹气声音;②疏松部:遗传学上,某些蝇的巨型染色体发生无规则排列及大部分核糖核酸合成的区域

生物学

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  • 1.胀泡
1. He took a puff at his cigarette.
他吸了一口香烟。

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