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puff/pʌf/ n. & v.●n. 1a a short quick light blast of breath or wind (呼吸或风的)呼；吹 b the sound of this; a similar sound 呼(或吹)的声音；呼(或吹)似的声音 c a small quantity of vapour, smoke, etc., emitted in one blast (蒸汽、烟等的)少量 went up in a puff of smoke 升起了一小股烟 2 a cake etc. containing jam, cream, etc., and made of light esp. puff pastry 泡夫(一种奶油果酱松饼) 3 a gathered mass of material in a dress etc. (衣服等上的)泡裥 puff sleeve 泡裥袖 4 a rolled protuberant mass of hair 圆筒形蓬松发卷 5a an extravagantly enthusiastic review of a book etc., esp. in a newspaper (尤指报纸上的)吹捧性书评(或评论等) b Brit. an advertisement for goods etc., esp. in a newspaper [英] (尤指报纸上的商品等的)广告 6 = POWDER PUFF 7 N. Amer. an eiderdown [北美]鸭绒被 8 Brit. colloq. one's life [英口]一生 in all my puff 在我的一生中 ●v. 1 intr. emit a puff of air or breath; blow with short blasts 一股股地呼气(或吹气)；一阵阵地喷气 2 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 away, out, etc.) (of a person smoking, a steam engine, etc.) emit or move with puffs (吸烟者等)喷烟；(蒸汽机等)喷着蒸汽开动 puffing away at his cigar 他一口一口地吸着雪茄; a train puffed out of the station 火车吐着烟驶出了车站 3 tr. (usu. in passive 通常用被动； often foll.by 常后跟 out) put out of breath 使气喘 arrived somewhat puffed 到达时有点气喘吁吁; completely puffed him out 使他根本喘不过气来 4 intr. breathe hard; pant 喘息；气喘 5 tr. utter pantingly 气喘吁吁地说 ‘No more, ’ he puffed 他气喘吁吁地说，“再也没有了。” 6 intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up, out) become or cause to become inflated; swell (使)膨胀；(使)肿胀 his eye was inflamed and puffed up 他有一只眼发炎红肿了; puffed up the balloon 把气球吹起来 7 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 out, up, away) blow or emit (dust, smoke, a light object, etc.) with a puff 噗噗地吹出(或吐出) (灰尘、烟雾、轻小之物等) 8 tr. smoke (a pipe etc.) in puffs 边喷边吸(烟斗等) 9 tr. (usu. as 通常作 puffed up adj.) elate; make proud or boastful 得意扬扬的；趾高气扬的；自吹自擂的 10 tr. advertise or promote (goods, a book, etc.) with exaggerated or false praise 为(商品、书等)做广告；吹捧(商品、书等) □ puff and blow = sense 4 of v. 动词释义 4 □ puff up = sense 9 of v. 动词释义 9[Middle English puf, puffe, perhaps from Old English, imitative of the sound of breath] |