| 词汇 | puff out |
| 释义 | Phr V puff out puffs, puffing, puffed puff out sth or puff sth out to make your chest or your cheeks become rounder by filling them with airHe puffed out his cheeks and sat back in his chair. puff out sth • puff sth out to make something become bigger by filling it with air: Popov puffed out his chest proudly and smiled as the audience applauded. Sandoval puffs out his cheeks to make the little girls giggle. A breeze puffed out the curtains. puff outTo swell or expand in size or to cause something to expand or swell. My hand puffed out after the bee stung me. Some male birds puff out their colorful plumage to try to attract a mate. puff something outto cause something to swell out or expand outward. The frog puffed its throat out and croaked. The frog puffed out its throat and croaked a mighty croak. puff outto swell out. The frog's throat puffed out, and we expected to hear a croak. The sail puffed out, and the boat began to move. puff outv. 1. To extend, stretch, or swell, by or as if by being filled: The sails puffed out as the breeze strengthened. 2. To cause something to extend, stretch, or swell outward: The wind puffed out the sheets that were hanging on the clothesline. Male birds will puff their chests out to appear larger. |
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