| 单词 | puff |
| 释义 | puff (pʌf ) Word forms: puffs , puffing , puffed 1. verb If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice. [V + at/on] He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened. [V at/on n] Synonyms: smoke, draw, drag [slang], suck Puff is also a noun. She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette. 2. verb If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. Richard puffed smoke towards the ceiling. [VERB noun] The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips. [VERB preposition] Puff out means the same as puff. He puffed out a cloud of smoke. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. verb 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. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun 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. [+ of] 5. verb [usually cont] 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. [VERB] Synonyms: breathe heavily, pant, exhale, blow 6. countable noun 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. [mainly US, informal] Sometimes there is a gigantic puff for a commercial show. Puff is also a verb. He puffed the new system by showing how badly his existing system performed by comparison. [VERB noun] 7. countable noun A puff is the same as a poof. [British, informal, offensive] 8. See also puffed Phrasal verbs: puff out 1. phrasal verb If you puff out your cheeks, you make them larger and rounder by filling them with air. He puffed out his fat cheeks and let out a lungful of steamy breath. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See also puff [sense 2] puff up 1. phrasal verb If part of your body puffs up as a result of an injury or illness, it becomes swollen. Her body bloated and puffed up till pain seemed to burst out through her skin. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also puffed up Translations: Chinese: 抽 香烟、雪茄、烟斗等 Japanese: 吹かす |
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