单词 | puff |
释义 | puff —puff /pʌf/ noun (BREATHE) be out of puff INFORMAL► F0 to be breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exerciseThesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingnoun [C] (FOOD) ► F0 a piece of food made of puff pastry filled with something sweet or with food such as cheese: » a cream/jam puff» cheese puffsThesaurus+: ↑Pastry and piesnoun [C] (SMALL AMOUNT) ► F0 a small amount of smoke, air, or something that can rise into the air in a small cloud: » Sean blew a puff of smoke at his reflection in the mirror.» He hit the ground with his stick and a puff of dust rose up into the air.Thesaurus+: ↑Clouds, dew, fog and steamnoun [C] (SMOKING) ► F0 an act of smoking: » She took a puff on her cigarette and thought for a moment.Thesaurus+: ↑Tobacco and smokingnoun [C] INFORMAL MAINLY DISAPPROVING (US ALSO puff piece) (PRAISE) ► F0 a piece of writing or speech that praises something too muchThesaurus+: ↑Praising and applauding , ↑Exaggerating and playing downverb (BREATHE) ↑Verb Endings for puff F0 [I] to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been doing exercise: » He came puffing up the stairs.» [+ speech] "I ran all the way home," she puffed (= said while puffing).Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingpuff and pantF0 to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been doing exercise Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingverb [I or T] (BLOW) ↑Verb Endings for puff ► F0 to blow out in clouds, or make steam or smoke do this: » He puffed a cloud of cigarette smoke into my eyes.» The chimney was puffing out clouds of smoke.Thesaurus+: ↑Emitting and ejectingverb [I or T] (SMOKE) ↑Verb Endings for puff ► F0 to smoke tobacco: » She was puffing on a cigarette at the time.» He sat there, puffing away at a cigarette.Thesaurus+: ↑Tobacco and smoking |
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