puff
puff 英 [pʌf] 美 [pʌf]
vt. 喷出，张开；使膨胀；夸张；使骄傲自满 vi. 膨胀；张开；鼓吹；夸张 n. 粉扑；泡芙；蓬松；一阵喷烟；肿块；吹嘘，宣传广告
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- A puff is a wisp of air or a baked snack. A magician might disappear in a puff of smoke — the kind that happens when you blow out a candle, not the kind that’s made of cheese.
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- vt. 喷出，张开；使膨胀；夸张；使骄傲自满
- vi. 膨胀；张开；鼓吹；夸张
- n. 粉扑；泡芙；蓬松；一阵喷烟；肿块；吹嘘，宣传广告
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1. He puffed (away) on his pipe.
他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。
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2. I sat puffing my cigar.
我坐着抽雪茄。
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3. Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.
烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。
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4. I was starting to puff a little from the climb.
爬坡弄得我有点喘息起来。
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5. The train puffed into the station.
火车喷着蒸汽驶进车站。
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6. She puffed out her cheeks.
她鼓起了腮帮子。
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7. Her cheeks puffed up.
她的腮帮子鼓了起来。
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8. He had a few puffs at the cigar.
他吸了几口雪茄。
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9. a puff of wind
一丝清风
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10. Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney.
烟囱冒出了袅袅白烟。
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11. The hill was very steep and I soon ran out of puff.
山坡陡峭，我很快就气喘吁吁了。
- puff (n.) c. 1200, perhaps Old English, puf, puffe "short, quick blast; act of puffing," from puff (v.). Meaning "type of light pastry" is recorded from late 14c.; that of "small pad for applying powder to skin or hair" is from 1650s. Figurative sense of "flattery, inflated praise" is first recorded 1732. Derogatory use for "homosexual male" is recorded by 1902.
- puff (v.) Old English pyffan "to blow with the mouth," of imitative origin. Meaning "pant, breathe hard and fast" is from late 14c. Used of small swellings and round protuberances since 1530s. Transitive figurative sense of "exalt" is from 1530s; shading by early 18c. into meaning "praise with self-interest." Related: Puffed; puffing.
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