1 VERB 吸,抽(香烟等) If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. 吸,抽(香烟等) [Also V n, V]
SYN smoke, draw, drag [slang] , suck
2 V-ERG 吹;喷;吐 If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. 吹;喷;吐 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Puff out means the same as
puff .
puff out同puff 3 VERB (引擎、烟囱或锅炉)冒(烟或气) If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it. (引擎、烟囱或锅炉)冒(烟或气)
4 N-COUNT (吹出的)一缕,一股 A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere. (吹出的)一缕,一股
5 VERB [usually cont] 喘息;喘气 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. 喘息;喘气
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I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing. [VERB]
我对拳击一无所知,但我能看出他状态不佳,因为他在急促喘息。
SYN breathe heavily, pant, exhale, blow
6 N-COUNT 吹捧;吹嘘 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. 吹捧;吹嘘 [mainly US, informal]
SYN advertisement, ad [informal] , promotion, plug [informal]
7 N-COUNT 同poof A puff is the same as a poof . 同poof [British, informal, offensive]
Phrasal verbs: - puff outpuff up
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