- a short, explosive burst of breath or wind一阵（气息或风）：
a puff of wind swung the weathercock round.
一阵风把风标吹得转了过来。
- the sound of air or vapour escaping suddenly（空气或蒸汽突然喷射发出的）噗的一声：
the whistle and puff of steam.
蒸汽的呼呼声和噗嗤声。
- a small quantity of vapour or smoke, emitted in one blast（蒸汽, 烟雾的）一喷：
the fire breathed out a puff of blue smoke.
火苗吐出一股蓝色的烟。
- an act of drawing quickly on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar对（烟斗, 香烟, 雪茄的）猛吸：
he took a puff of his cigar.
他猛吸了一口雪茄烟。
- mass noun informal breath〈非正式〉呼吸：
after a chase of over three miles he had finally run out of puff.
追了三英里多之后, 他最终跑得上气不接下气。
- usu. with modifier or in combination a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling泡芙（一种带甜或咸馅的西式面点）：
a jam puff.
果酱泡芙。
- a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment（裙子等的）泡泡裥。
- a rolled protuberant mass of hair蓬松隆起的卷绕发型。
- a powder puff粉扑。
- N. Amer. an eiderdown〈北美〉鸭绒被：
the plump pillows and puffs with which the snowy beds were piled.
雪白的床上堆着的松软枕头和鸭绒被。
- informal a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one〈非正式〉（对艺术品、书、影视作品等的）吹捧性述评：
the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff.
出版者寄了本书给他, 希望能得到他的一番吹捧。
- Brit. an advertisement, especially one exaggerating the value of the goods advertised〈英〉（尤指夸大产品价值的）广告。
- no obj. breathe in repeated short gasps喘息, 喘气：
exercises that make you puff.
让你气喘吁吁的锻炼。
- with adverbial(of a person, engine, etc.) move with short, noisy breaths or bursts of air or steam（人移动时）喘粗气; （引擎等）噗噗作响地移动：
the train came puffing in.
火车噗嗤噗嗤地进了站。
- smoke a pipe, cigarette, or cigar抽烟斗（或香烟, 雪茄）：
he puffed on his pipe contentedly.
他心满意足地吸着烟斗。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction blow (dust, smoke, or a light object) in a specified direction with a quick breath or blast of air一阵阵地喷（灰、烟等轻物）：
he puffed out smoke through his long cigarette holder.
他通过长长的烟嘴一阵阵地喷烟。
- move through the air in short bursts喷：
his breath puffed out like white smoke.
他呼出的气像白烟。
- （puff something out/up或puff out/up）cause to swell or become swollen使膨胀; 使肿胀：
with obj. he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out他突然收缩肚子, 鼓起胸膛
no obj. when he was in a temper, his cheeks puffed up and his eyes shrank.他发脾气时双颊鼓起, 眼睛眯起。
- with obj.（一般作be puffed up）figurative cause to become conceited〈喻〉使傲慢, 使自负：
he was never puffed up about his writing.
他从不吹嘘自己的写作。
- with obj. advertise with exaggerated or false praise吹捧：
publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries.
出版者以这本书含有新发现为由大肆吹捧。
in all one's puff
- informal, chiefly Brit. in one's whole life〈非正式, 主英〉一生中。
puff and blow
- breathe in gasps during or after exertion喘息, 急促呼吸。