puff

[pʌf]

vt.喷出, 喘息, 夸张,膨胀, 吹捧
vi.喷出, 膨胀, 喘息, 骄傲
n.一阵, 一股, 粉扑, 泡芙
adj.吹嘘的

例句与用法:

His speech was just puff.

他的发言尽是吹捧而已。

He blew out the candles with a single puff.

他一口气吹灭了蜡烛。

词形变化:

形容词: puffy | 副词: puffily | 名词: puffiness | 动词过去式: puffed | 动词过去分词: puffed | 动词现在分词: puffing | 动词第三人称单数: puffs |

详细释义:

vi.

1. 一阵阵地吹(或喷)

Are you happy fireworks are puffing all around?

四周都在放烟火你开心吗?

2. 喷着烟移动[Q][(+away/out)]

The train puffed into the station.

火车喷着烟驶进了站。

3. 喘气; 喘着气走

They were puffing after climbing the hill.

他们爬山后正喘着气。

4. 一口口抽烟(或喷烟)[Q][(+away/at/on)]

Pike was puffing away at a cigarette nervously.

派克紧张不安地一口接一口抽着烟卷。

5. 膨胀; 肿胀[(+up/out)]

His sore thumb puffed up.

他那疼痛发炎的大拇指肿起来了。

6. 趾高气扬, 盛气凌人[(+up/out)]

vt.

1. 一阵阵地吹(或喷)(空气, 尘土等)

The factory chimneys puffed dense smoke.

工厂的烟囱吐出浓烟。

2. 喷着烟行(路)

3. 使气急[H][(+out)]

4. 吹熄[(+out)]

She puffed out the kerosene lamp.

她吹灭了煤油灯。

5. 喘着气说

The old man managed to puff out a few words.

那老人好容易喘着气说出几句话。

6. 使充气, 使膨胀[(+out/up)]

The boy puffed out his cheeks.

这男孩鼓起他的双颊。

7. 使骄傲自满; 使趾高气扬[(+up)]

8. 吹捧(书等); 为……作广告

The miser was puffed as a philanthropist.

那个守财奴被说成是个慈善家。

9. 使松软

10. (用粉扑)施(粉)

n.

1. (一)吹, (一)喷[C]

He blew out three candles with a single puff.

他一口气吹灭了三根蜡烛。

2. 一阵, 一股[C][(+of)]

Puffs of steam and smoke came from the engine.

一股股蒸汽和烟雾从那火车头里冒出来。

3. (抽)一口烟[C]

The manager took a puff at his cigarette.

经理抽了一口烟。

4. 呼吸, 气[U]

5. 膨胀; 肿胀[C]

6. (衣服上的)垫肩[C]

7. 粉扑[C]

8. (奶油)松饼; 泡芙[C]

9. 吹捧性的短文(或广告等); 吹捧[C][U]

That commentary was just so much puff.

那篇评价文章尽是吹捧而已。


短语词组:

out of puff

1. 气喘吁吁

He arrived out of puff.

他到达时气喘吁吁。

puff at

1. 轻视

He puffed at my remarks.

他对我的话嗤之以鼻。

puff away

1. 吹散; 吹走

The wind was puffing away the clouds.

风正在吹散云朵。

puff out

1. 吹灭

She puffed out the candle and went to bed.

她吹灭了蜡烛, 然后上了床。

puff up

1. 使骄傲自大

Never let anything puff you up.

决不要因任何事而骄傲自大。

2. 吹捧; 吹嘘

The newspapers puffed up that new athlete into a superstar.

报界把那个新运动员吹捧成为超级明星。

That boy puffed up himself in front of the girls.

那男孩在女孩面前吹捧自已。