puff
verb
noun
pʌf
verb
1
to
breathe
quickly
and
with
difficulty
after
the
effort
of
running,
carrying
something
heavy
etc
喘粗气
I
George
puffed
and
panted
and
he
tried
to
keep
up.
乔治喘着粗气想跟上。
[+
along/up
etc
]
An
old
man
puffed
up
to
them.
一位老人气喘吁吁地走向他们。
He
caught
up
with
Gary,
puffing
for
breath
.
他赶上了加里，直喘粗气。
2
puff away
also
又作
to
breathe
in
and
out
while
smoking
a
cigarette
or
PIPE
抽（香烟或烟斗）
I,T
[+
at/on
]
Kinane
sat
in
silence,
puffing
thoughtfully
at
his
pipe.
基南默默地坐着，若有所思地抽着烟斗。
3
if
smoke,
steam
etc
puffs
from
somewhere,
or
if
something
puffs
it,
it
comes
out
in
little
clouds
〔烟、蒸汽等〕一阵阵喷出; 冒出（烟、气等）
I always + adv/prep, T
Steam
puffed
out
of
the
chimney.
蒸汽从烟囱里一股一股地喷出来。
The
boiler
was
puffing
thick
black
smoke.
锅炉一股股地冒出浓黑烟。
Don’t
puff
smoke
into
my
face.
别把烟朝我脸上喷。
4
to
move
in
a
particular
direction,
sending
out
little
clouds
of
steam
or
smoke
〔火车等〕喷着气前进
I always + adv/prep
The
train
puffed
steadily
across
the
bridge.
火车喷着蒸汽稳稳地驶过桥。
5
puff out your cheeks/chest
to
make
your
cheeks
or
chest
bigger
by
filling
them
with
air
鼓起双颊/吸气挺胸
Henry
puffed
out
his
chest
proudly.
亨利自豪地挺起胸膛。
6
to
become
bigger
by
increasing
the
amount
of
air
inside,
or
to
make
something
bigger
in
this
way
（使）膨胀，（使）鼓起
The
pastry
will
puff
up
while
it
bakes.
烘烤时油酥面团会鼓起来。
puff
sth
↔
up
Birds
puff
up
their
feathers
to
keep
warm.
鸟类蓬起羽毛来保暖。
7
if
a
part
of
your
body
puffs
up,
it
swells
painfully
because
of
injury
or
infection
肿胀
My
eye
had
puffed
up
because
of
a
mosquito
bite.
我的一只眼睛被蚊子叮咬后肿了起来。
noun
8
the
action
of
taking
the
smoke
from
a
cigarette,
PIPE
etc
into
your
LUNGS
吸，抽
C
[+
on/at
]
He
laughed
and
took
a
puff
on
his
cigar.
他笑了，吸了一口雪茄。
9
a
sudden
small
movement
of
wind,
air,
or
smoke
〔风、空气或烟的〕一阵，一团，一股
C
puff
of
smoke/wind/air/steam
etc
The
dragon
disappeared
in
a
puff
of
smoke.
龙消失在一阵烟雾中。
10
cheese/jam/cream etc puff
a
piece
of
light
PASTRY
with
a
soft
mixture
inside
奶酪/果酱/奶油等松饼
11
your
breath
[英，非正式] 呼吸
U | BrE informal
I
was
out
of
puff
(=had
difficulty
breathing)
.
我喘不过气来。
12
puff piece
also
又作
a
piece
of
writing
or
a
speech
that
praises
someone
too
much
–
used
to
show
disapproval
吹捧的文章 （讲话 ）〔含贬义〕
C