英语词汇“puff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

puffverb

uk/pʌf/us/pʌf/

puff verb (BREATHE)

[ I ] to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising:

He came puffing up the stairs.

[ + speech ] "I ran all the way home," she puffed (= said while puffing).

puff and pant

to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising

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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing

aerobic respiration
anaerobic
asphyxia
breath
breathable
breathe
breathing
breathless
gasp
heave
huff
intake
respiration
respiratory
sleep apnoea
strangle
strangulate
suffocate
suffocating
winded

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puff verb (SMOKE)

[ I or T ] to smoke tobacco:

She was puffing on a cigarette at the time.

He sat there, puffing away at a cigarette.

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Tobacco & smoking

baccy
butt
cheroot
cig
cigarette butt
cigarette paper
e-cigarette
light (sth) up
nicotine
nicotine patch
non-smoker
non-smoking
pipe
roll-your-own
second-hand smoke
smoke
smoker
smoking
stub
tobacconist

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puff verb (BLOW)

[ I or T ] to blow out in clouds, or make steam or smoke do this:

The engine puffed a huge cloud of steam, then rolled down the tracks.

The chimney was puffing out clouds of smoke.

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Emitting and ejecting

carbon emissions
discharge
disgorge
displace
ejaculate
eject
ejection
emanate
emanate from/through sth/sb
emission
expulsion
exude
give
give sth off
projectile
radiant
release
send sth out
shed
spew

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Phrasal verb(s)

puff sth out

puff up

puff sth up

puffnoun

uk/pʌf/us/pʌf/

puff noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

[ C ] 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.

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Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam

altocumulus
billow
cloudy
condensation
cumulonimbus
dewdrop
fog
fog up
hazy
miasma
pea soup
smog
steam
steamy
stratocumulus
stratus
thundercloud
vapour trail
visibility
whiteout

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puff noun (FOOD)

[ C ] a piece of food made of puff pastry filled with something sweet or with food such as cheese:

a cream/jam puff

cheese puffs

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Pastry & pies

apple pie
baked goods
banoffee pie
cheesecake
choux pastry
Danish pastry
filo pastry
flan
mince pie
pasty
pie crust
pork pie
pot pie
profiterole
puff pastry
strudel
tart
turnover
vol-au-vent
éclair

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puff noun (PRAISE)

[ C ] informal mainly disapproving US also puff piece a piece of writing or speech that praises something too much

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Praising and applauding

a pat on the back idiom
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
cheer
exalt
extol
felicitations
fete
full marks to sb idiom
lay
pat
praise
recognize
rhapsodic
rhapsody
round of applause idiom
shout-out
sing

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puff noun (BREATHE)

be out of puff UK informal

to be breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exercise

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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing

aerobic respiration
anaerobic
asphyxia
breath
breathable
breathe
breathing
breathless
gasp
heave
huff
intake
respiration
respiratory
sleep apnoea
strangle
strangulate
suffocate
suffocating
winded

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puff noun (SMOKING)

[ C ] an act of smoking:

She took a puff on her cigarette and thought for a moment.

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Tobacco & smoking

baccy
butt
cheroot
cig
cigarette butt
cigarette paper
e-cigarette
light (sth) up
nicotine
nicotine patch
non-smoker
non-smoking
pipe
roll-your-own
second-hand smoke
smoke
smoker
smoking
stub
tobacconist

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Idiom(s)

vanish/go up/disappear in a puff of smoke

单词	puff
释义	Contents verb (3) puff (BREATHE) puff (SMOKE) puff (BLOW) noun (5) puff (SMALL AMOUNT) puff (FOOD) puff (PRAISE) puff (BREATHE) puff (SMOKING) Contents verb (2) puff (BREATHE) puff (SWELL) noun (3) puff (SMALL BURST) puff (CAKE) puff (BREATHE) Contents noun (1) puff (1) verb (1) puff (1) English American Business puffverb uk/pʌf/us/pʌf/ puff verb (BREATHE) [ I ] to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising: He came puffing up the stairs. [ + speech ] "I ran all the way home," she puffed (= said while puffing). puff and pant to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing aerobic respiration anaerobic asphyxia breath breathable breathe breathing breathless gasp heave huff intake respiration respiratory sleep apnoea strangle strangulate suffocate suffocating winded See more results » puff verb (SMOKE) [ I or T ] to smoke tobacco: She was puffing on a cigarette at the time. He sat there, puffing away at a cigarette. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tobacco & smoking baccy butt cheroot cig cigarette butt cigarette paper e-cigarette *light (sth)* up nicotine nicotine patch non-smoker non-smoking pipe roll-your-own second-hand smoke smoke smoker smoking stub tobacconist See more results » puff verb (BLOW) [ I or T ] to blow out in clouds, or make steam or smoke do this: The engine puffed a huge cloud of steam, then rolled down the tracks. The chimney was puffing out clouds of smoke. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Emitting and ejecting carbon emissions discharge disgorge displace ejaculate eject ejection emanate** emanate from/through sth/sb emission expulsion exude give *give sth* off projectile radiant release send sth out shed spew See more results » Phrasal verb(s) puff sth out puff up puff sth up puffnoun uk/pʌf/us/pʌf/ puff noun (SMALL AMOUNT) [ C ] 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: synonyms and related words Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam altocumulus billow cloudy condensation cumulonimbus dewdrop fog fog up hazy miasma pea soup smog steam steamy stratocumulus stratus thundercloud vapour trail visibility whiteout See more results » puff noun (FOOD) [ C ] a piece of food made of puff pastry filled with something sweet or with food such as cheese: a cream/jam puff cheese puffs Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Pastry & pies apple pie baked goods banoffee pie cheesecake choux pastry Danish pastry filo pastry flan mince pie pasty pie crust pork pie pot pie profiterole puff pastry strudel tart turnover vol-au-vent éclair See more results » puff noun (PRAISE) [ C ] informal mainly disapproving US also puff piece a piece of writing or speech that praises something too much Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Praising and applauding a pat on the back idiom acclaim acclamation accolade adulate cheer exalt extol felicitations fete full marks to sb idiom lay pat praise recognize rhapsodic rhapsody round of applause idiom shout-out sing See more results » puff noun (BREATHE) be out of puff UK informal to be breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exercise Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing aerobic respiration anaerobic asphyxia breath breathable breathe breathing breathless gasp heave huff intake respiration respiratory sleep apnoea strangle strangulate suffocate suffocating winded See more results » puff noun (SMOKING) [ C ] an act of smoking: She took a puff on her cigarette and thought for a moment. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tobacco & smoking baccy butt cheroot cig cigarette butt cigarette paper e-cigarette light (sth) up nicotine nicotine patch non-smoker non-smoking pipe roll-your-own second-hand smoke smoke smoker smoking stub tobacconist See more results » Idiom(s) vanish/go up/disappear in a puff of smoke puffverb us/pʌf/ puff verb (BREATHE) [ I ] to breathe quickly and with a lot of force, usually as a result of an activity that needs a lot of physical effort: Ricardo was puffing hard after he raced up five flights of stairs. [ I ] To puff is also to breathe in and blow out smoke from a cigarette, cigar (= rolled tobacco), or pipe (= device for smoking). puff verb (SWELL) [ I/T ] to swell or increase in size: [ T ] One eye was puffed and her cheek was bruised dark as a coal smear. [ T ] The child held a deep breath and puffed her cheeks until they turned red. puffnoun [ C ] us/pʌf/ puff noun [ C ] (SMALL BURST) a small burst of smoke, air, or something that can rise into the air in a small cloud: We felt a puff of wind as the door open and closed. puff noun [ C ] (CAKE) a small, round cake or other food, esp. one made from pastry with a filling inside: a cream puff puff noun [ C ] (BREATHE) an act of puffing out air, often with a soft sound A puff is also an act of breathing in and blowing out smoke. puffnoun [ C ] uk/pʌf/usalso US puff piece MARKETING a piece of writing that praises or advertises a product: They asked me to write a puff for her latest book. a puff (piece) on sth He's gone to New York to do a puff piece on a starlet. puffverb [ T ] uk/pʌf/usMARKETING to praise or advertise a product in order to increase sales:** He was at the festival to puff his new movie.
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puffverb

puff verb (BREATHE)

puff verb (SMOKE)

puff verb (BLOW)

Phrasal verb(s)

puffnoun

puff noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

puff noun (FOOD)

puff noun (PRAISE)

puff noun (BREATHE)

puff noun (SMOKING)

Idiom(s)

puffverb

puff verb (BREATHE)

puff verb (SWELL)

puffnoun [ C ]

puff noun [ C ] (SMALL BURST)

puff noun [ C ] (CAKE)

puff noun [ C ] (BREATHE)

puffnoun [ C ]

puffverb [ T ]