puffy
/ˈpʌfɪ/adjective
(puffier, puffiest)
1
- (especially of part of the body) unusually swollen and soft(尤指身体部位)膨胀的; 浮肿的:
her eyes were puffy and full of tears.
她双眼浮肿, 噙满泪水。
1.1
- soft, rounded, and light松软的; 圆形的; 轻柔的:
small puffy clouds.
小片轻柔的云朵。
1.2
- (of a garment or part of a garment) padded or gathered to give a rounded shape(衣服等)内加衬垫或打褶裥而膨起的, 打泡裥的:
a puffy blue ski-jacket.
膨起的蓝色滑雪衫。
1.3
- figurative (of a piece of writing) over-embellished and pompous〈喻〉(作品)过分修饰的, 浮夸的:
prose at its most laboured and puffy.
最最矫揉造作过分修饰的散文。
2
- (of wind or breath) coming in short bursts喘息的:
his breath was puffy and fast.
他的呼吸又紧又急。
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