huffBrE/hʌf/NAmE/hʌf/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyhuffBrE/hʌf/NAmE/hʌf/present simple - he / she / ithuffsBrE/hʌfs/NAmE/hʌfs/past simplehuffedBrE/hʌft/NAmE/hʌft/past participlehuffedBrE/hʌft/NAmE/hʌft/ -ing formhuffingBrE/ˈhʌfɪŋ/NAmE/ˈhʌfɪŋ/[T, I](+ speech)tosaysthormakeanoiseinawaythatshowsyouareoffendedorannoyed生气地说;怒气冲冲◆'Well, nobodyaskedyou,'shehuffedirritably. “哼,谁问你了。” 她怒气冲冲地说。●ˌhuffandˈpuff(informal) tobreatheinanoisywaybecauseyouareverytired气喘吁吁;上气不接下气◆Jackwashuffingandpuffingtokeepupwithher. 杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。tomakeitobviousthatyouareannoyedaboutsthwithoutdoinganythingtochangethesituation发脾气;愤然不理;生闷气;气呼呼◆Aftermuchhuffingandpuffing, shefinallyagreedtohelp. 她生了好一阵闷气之后才终于同意帮忙。Rhyming pairs in idiomsdoom and gloom,fair and square,high and dry,huff and puff,name and shame,slice and dice,thrills and spills,wear and tear,wheel and deal,wine and dine