词汇 | puff |
释义 | puff /pʌf/ n. A short quick blast. 疾风。 A sudden breath forced out. 喷气;喘气。 The wind carried away the puffs of smoke form their pipes. 烟管喷出之烟随风而散。 A slight explosive sound accompanying a puff. 喷气声。 Any of a number of objects, generally round, soft, light, etc. 圆而轻软之物。 A soft ball or pad used to apply powder to the skin or hair. 粉扑。 A soft roll of hair. 发卷。 A very light cake or tart filled with cream or custard. 奶油泡芙(一种质轻松软之糕点)。 In dressmaking, a piece of material gathered on two sides so as to stand out in the center. 一边叠皱中间膨之褶裥。 A covering for a bed, quilted and padded with cotton. 棉被褥。 Exaggerated praise printed in a newspaper. 【俚】报纸上之过度吹捧;过誉。 Draw, as on a pipe or cigar. 吸烟之一口。 Swelling. 膨胀。 (过去式: puffed; 过去完成式: puffed; 现在进行式: puffing) v.i. To send out air, smoke, breath, etc., with sudden force. 喷气;喷烟;喘气(等)。 She puffed, with her stoutness, up the stairs. 她拖着肥胖的身躯,喘着气上楼梯。 To breathe quick and hard, as a runner. 呼吸急促(如奔跑者)。 After running the miles, he was huffing and puffing. 跑完数哩后,他喘不过气来。 To swell with air. 以气鼓胀。 The chute puffed out behind the plane. 降落伞在飞机后面张开。 To take puffs, as at a cigar. 吸(如雪茄)。 She puffed at a cigarette nervously. 她紧张地吸着烟。 To move with puffs, as a locomotive. (火车头)喷着烟移动。 The engine puffed out of the station. 机车喷着烟驶出车站。 v.t. To blow, drive, etc., with whiffs or little blasts. 喷吹;吹散。 The north wind puffed away the clouds. 北风把云吹散。 To cause to swell, as with wind, or, figuratively, with importance. 使膨胀(如鼓胀);使妄自尊大。 He is puffed up with pride. 他神气十足。 To praise in too high terms. 吹嘘;过奖。 The shopkeeper puffs (up) his goods. 这家店主吹嘘他的货品。 To arrange in puffs, as the hair, dress material, etc. 使成膨松状(如发、衣料等)。 To smoke, as a cigar. 吸(雪茄)。 phrases puff and blow 喘气。 puff and puff 忙得喘不过气来。 puff away (a)吹走。(b)一口接一口地抽(香烟)。 puff out (a)喘着气说话。(b)吹熄。 puff up (a)(使)膨胀。(b)使自满。 idoms puff adder 掀背蛇(非洲产的大毒蛇)。 puff box 【英】粉盒。 puff paste (= 【英】puff pastry) 【美】烤酥面皮。 puff sleeve 肩头膨松的短袖。 |
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