音标：[pʌf]
n. 一阵喷烟, 肿块, 喘息
vt. 喷出, 张开, 吹捧, (使)充气, 喘气, (使)骄傲, (使)膨胀
vi. 喷出, 张开, 吹捧, (使)充气, 喘气, (使)骄傲, (使)膨胀
【医】 吹气音, 疏松部(染色体)
相关词组:
be out of puff
puff out
puff up
在线英汉词典
puff的短语、例句：
puff
n
1 [C]
(a) (sound of a) short light blowing of breath or wind （呼吸或风的）呼, 吹, 喷（之声）: a puff of wind 一阵风
She blew out the candles in one puff. 她噗的一声把蜡烛都吹灭了.
(b) amount of smoke, steam, etc sent out at one time 一缕（烟、 蒸气等）
There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped. 机车喷出一股蒸气後就停了下来.
(fig 比喻) puffs of cloud in the sky 天空中朵朵的浮云
(joc 谑) vanish in a puff of smoke, ie disappear quickly 一溜烟就不见了.
(c) (infml 口) short drawing in of breath when smoking a pipe or cigarette （烟斗或香烟的）一吸, 一口
She stubbed out the cigarette after the first puff. 她只吸了一口就把香烟掐灭了.
2 [C] = powder-puff (powder).
3 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) hollow piece of pastry filled with cream, jam, etc （有奶油、 果酱等馅的）酥皮点心: a cream puff 奶油酥.
4 [U] (infml 口) = breath1 1a
out of puff, ie breathless 气喘吁吁的.
puff v
1 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) (cause sth to) come out in puffs (puff1 1b) （使某物）阵阵喷出
Smoke puffed from the chimney. 烟从烟囱里一股一股地喷出来.
Don´t puff smoke into people´s faces. 别把烟往别人脸上喷.
(b) [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ at/on sth smoke (a pipe, cigarette, etc) in puffs (puff1 1c) 一口口地吸（烟斗、 香烟等）或喷烟
puff away at/on a cigarette 一口一口地喷著香烟
He sat puffing his pipe. 他坐著抽烟斗.
2 [I] (infml 口) breathe loudly or rapidly as after running, etc; pant 喘气; 喘息
He was puffing hard when he reached the station. 他到达车站时喘得很厉害.
3 (idm 习语) huff and puff => huff2. ,puff and `blow
(a) (also ,puff and `pant) breathe noisily after physical effort 气吁吁
puffing and panting at the top of the hill 在山顶上气吁吁的.
(b) = huff and puff (huff2). (be) puffed up with `pride, etc (be) very conceited 傲气十足.
4 (phr v) puff along, in, out, up, etc (infml 口) move in the specified direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or breathing heavily 喷著一股股的烟向某方向移动; 气喘吁吁地行进
The train puffed out of the station. 火车吐著烟驶出了车站.
She puffed up the hill. 她气喘吁吁地爬上山顶. puff sb out (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) (infml 口) cause sb to be out of breath 使某人气喘不止
That run has puffed me out. 那场赛跑累得我喘不过气来.
He was puffed out after climbing all those stairs. 他登完楼梯後已经上气不接下气了. puff sth out extinguish (a candle, etc) by blowing 吹灭（蜡烛等）. puff sth out/up (cause sth to) swell (as) with air （使某物）膨胀（如有空气）
The bird puffed out/up its feathers. 那鸟膨起了羽毛.
She puffed up the cushions. 她给垫子充了气.
puff out one´s cheeks 鼓起双颊.
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