puff

verb

1. 吸，抽（香烟、烟斗等）
   to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc.
   1. He puffed (away) on his pipe.
      他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。
   2. I sat puffing my cigar.
      我坐着抽雪茄。
2. 使喷出，冒出（烟或蒸汽）
   to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds
   1. Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.
      烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。
   2. Steam puffed out.
      蒸汽向外喷出。
3. 急促喘息；气喘吁吁
   to breathe loudly and quickly, especially after you have been running
   1. I was starting to puff a little from the climb.
      爬坡弄得我有点喘息起来。
4. 喷着汽（或烟）移动
   to move in a particular direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or steam
   1. The train puffed into the station.
      火车喷着蒸汽驶进车站。

noun

1. 吸，抽（把气体经口或鼻引到体内的动作）
   an act of breathing in sth such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs
   1. He had a few puffs at the cigar.
      他吸了几口雪茄。
   2. Take two puffs from the inhaler every four hours.
      每隔四小时从吸药器中吸两口药。
2. （烟、气等的）一缕，少量
   a small amount of air, smoke, etc. that is blown from somewhere
   1. a puff of wind
      一丝清风
   2. Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney.
      烟囱冒出了袅袅白烟。
   3. Any chance of success seemed to vanish in a puff of smoke (= to disappear quickly) .
      成功的机会犹如一缕青烟，瞬息即逝。
3. 千层酥；奶油酥；泡芙
   a hollow piece of light pastry that is filled with cream, jam, etc.
4. 吹捧的文章（或讲话）
   a piece of writing or speech that praises sb/sth too much
5. 呼吸；喘息
   breath
   1. 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。

1. VERB 吸，抽（香烟等）
   If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it.
   1. He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice...
      他点了一支雪茄，吸了两口。
   2. He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened.
      他边听边点头，还吸着一支粗短的烟斗。
   3. Puff is also a noun.
      
   4. She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette like a beginner.
      她像刚开始抽烟的人一样很快地吸着。
2. V-ERG 吹；喷；吐
   If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out.
   1. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling...
      理查德又点了一支烟，朝着天花板喷云吐雾。
   2. The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips.
      天气又干又冷，他们嘴里哈出缕缕白气。
   3. Puff out means the same as puff .
      puff out同puff
   4. He drew heavily on his cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke.
      他猛吸了一口烟，吐出一团烟雾。
3. VERB （引擎、烟囱或锅炉）冒（烟或气）
   If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it.
   1. As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke.
      我跑了26圈时，保时捷车冒出了蓝烟。
4. N-COUNT （吹出的）一缕，一股
   A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere.
   1. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.
      风猛地刮起一阵灰尘，将它吹往内陆。
5. VERB 喘息；喘气
   If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort.
   1. I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.
      我对拳击一无所知，但我能看出他状态不佳，因为他在急促喘息。
6. N-COUNT 吹捧；吹嘘
   A puff for something such as a book, film, product, or organization is something that is done or said in order to attract people's attention and tell them how good it is.
   1. What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.
      公众所看到的评论界的好评实际上是对他和他的杂志的一种吹捧。
   2. Puff is also a verb.
      
   3. He puffed the new system by showing how badly his existing system performed by comparison.
      他通过比较，展示了当前的系统运行得如何不好，以此来吹捧这种新的系统。
7. 同poof
   A puff is the same as a poof .
8. See also: puffed

1. He took a puff on his pipe and shook his head.
   他抽了口烟斗，摇了摇头。
2. He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice
   他点了一支雪茄，吸了两口。
3. He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened.
   他边听边点头，还吸着一支粗短的烟斗。
4. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling
   理查德又点了一支烟，朝着天花板喷云吐雾。
5. The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips.
   天气又干又冷，他们嘴里哈出缕缕白气。
6. As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke.
   我跑了26圈时，保时捷车冒出了蓝烟。
7. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.
   风猛地刮起一阵灰尘，将它吹往内陆。
8. I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.
   我对拳击一无所知，但我能看出他状态不佳，因为他在急促喘息。
9. What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.
   公众所看到的评论界的好评实际上是对他和他的杂志的一种吹捧。
10. Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?
    我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗？
11. Any chance of success seemed to vanish in a puff of smoke.
    成功的机会犹如一缕青烟，瞬息即逝。
12. Running makes him puff heavily.
    跑步使他气喘吁吁。
13. He first took a puff at his pipe before speaking.
    他吧了一口烟，才开始说话。
14. In a puff of wind, God granted to him strong, powerful arms and legs.
    噗！上帝赐予他粗壮的手臂和强健的腿。
15. Its puff per minute will tell scientists the volume of carcinogenic substances being inhaled and exhaled.
    其每分钟喷出的烟雾量，将会告诉科学家量吸烟者吸入和呼出的致癌物质数量。
16. I can't talk at the moment& I'm out of puff.
    我现在不能说话，我喘不过气来了。
17. He shook his head, lighted a cigarette, slowly breathed a great deep puff into her face.
    他摇了摇头，点上一支香烟，慢吞吞地向她脸上喷了深深的一大口烟。
18. I'll never huff and puff while waiting for you to put on my makeup.
    在你化妆的时候，我不会催促和发怒而静心地等。
19. His story ended with his pipe's last dying puff.
    他的烟斗喷出最后一口有气无力的烟，他的故事也讲完了。
20. A puff or two and he was wide-awake.
    吸了两口烟，他完全醒明白了。
21. With a puff of smoke he was gone.
    喷了一口烟后，他就走了。
22. She stubbed out the cigarette after the first puff.
    她抽了一口香烟就把它掐灭了。
23. She blew out the candles in one puff.
    她噗的一声把蜡烛都吹灭了。
24. A puff of wind blew out the candle.
    海面上吹来一阵狂风。一阵风吹熄了蜡烛。
25. The steam huff and puff is the effective model for development of igneous fractured heavy oil reservoir.
    蒸汽吞吐法可作为火成岩裂缝性稠油油藏的有效开发方式。
26. He blew out three candles with a single puff.
    他一口气吹灭了三根蜡烛。
27. He took a puff on his cigarette and moved his shoulders a bit.
    他吸了口烟，略微活动了一下肩膀。
28. The foam was so light that they could puff it out of their hands and watch it float away.
    泡沫是这么轻，他们可以吹出来的，他们的手和观赏花车。
29. Become bloated or swollen or puff up.
    变得发胀、肿胀或膨胀。
30. But this is not puff Oh! Well so much for the bar, good-bye!
    但这绝不是吹的，好了就说这么多了吧，各位再见！

  gasp breathe exhale gulp inhale pant puff【导航词义：呼吸】

  gasp v. 喘气，喘息；急促呼吸

〔辨析〕指因惊讶、疼痛或震惊而倒吸气，也指因呼吸困难而急促地深呼吸。

  breathe v. 呼吸

〔辨析〕普通用词，指用肺等正常呼吸。

  exhale v. 呼出，呼气

〔辨析〕指把吸进的空气、烟气等呼出来。

  gulp v. 大口吸气，喘大气

〔辨析〕因体内缺氧而大口吸气或喘气，也指因害怕、惊讶而倒吸气。

  inhale v. 吸入，吸气

〔辨析〕指吸入空气、烟雾、味道等。

  pant v. 气喘，喘息

〔辨析〕指因运动、天气炎热等而呼吸急促。

  puff v. 喘粗气

〔辨析〕指因运动、干重活等而费劲地大口喘气。

puff sth↔out

1. 吹胀；使鼓起来
   to make sth bigger and rounder, especially by filling it with air
   1. He puffed (away) on his pipe.
      他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。
   2. I sat puffing my cigar.
      我坐着抽雪茄。

puff up

puff sth↔up

1. 膨胀；使膨胀
   to swell or to make sth swell
   1. The train puffed into the station.
      火车喷着蒸汽驶进车站。

v.

be puffed up with pride, etc.

• 自满；自负
  to be too full of pride, etc.

puff and pant

• 气喘吁吁；呼哧呼哧地喘
  to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort

huff and puff

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