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BNC: 9777 COCA: 8283

puff

Word family 
puff1 /pʌf/ ●○○ verb
1  [intransitiveI]HBHBREATHE to breathe quickly and with difficulty after the effort of running, carrying something heavy etc 喘粗氣
George puffed and panted as he tried to keep up.
喬治喘着粗氣想跟上。
puff along/up etc
An old man puffed up to them.
一位老人氣喘籲籲地走向他們。
He caught up with Gary, puffing for breath.
他趕上了加裏，累得直喘粗氣。
→ huff and puff at huff1(1)
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also puff away)SMOKE to breathe in and out while smoking a cigarette or pipe 抽，吸〔香煙或煙鬥〕
puff at/on
Kinane sat in silence, puffing thoughtfully at his pipe.
基南默默坐着 若有所思地抽着煙鬥。
3  AIR[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT] if smoke, steam etc puffs from somewhere, or if something puffs it, it comes out in little clouds （使）〔煙或蒸汽〕一陣陣噴出，冒出
Steam puffed out of the chimney.
蒸汽從煙囪裏一股一股地噴出來。
The boiler was puffing thick black smoke.
鍋爐一股股地冒出濃濃的黑煙。
Don’t puff smoke into my face.
别把煙朝我臉上噴。
4  [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]TTT to move in a particular direction, sending out little clouds of steam or smoke 噴着氣[煙]前進
The train puffed steadily across the bridge.
火車噴着蒸汽穩穩地駛過了橋。
5 puff something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v puff out your cheeks/chestHBH to make your cheeks or chest bigger by filling them with air 鼓起雙頰/吸氣挺胸
Henry puffed out his chest proudly.
亨利自豪地挺起胸膛。
Examples from the Corpus
puff out• At the fence, he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out.• Cyril sat on the dock and took a long puff.• By the time she opens her eyes, ready, a half dozen little substitute puffs have blown out all the candles.• Exaggerated claims and puffs appear through out the text.
puff out your cheeks/chest• Gillespie's cheeks puffed out as he blew into his bent-bell trumpet.
6 puff up phrasal verbphr v 
a) INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto become bigger by increasing the amount of air inside, or to make something bigger in this way （使）膨脹，（使）鼓起
The pastry will puff up while it bakes.
烘烤時油酥面團會鼓起來。
puff something ↔ up
Birds puff up their feathers to keep warm.
鳥類蓬起羽毛來保暖。
b) MIif a part of your body puffs up, it swells painfully because of injury or infection 〔身體部位〕腫脹
My eye had puffed up because of a mosquito bite.
我的一只眼睛被蚊子叮咬後腫了起來。
Examples from the Corpus
puff• It was a huffing and puffing.• People such as Safire huffed and puffed about her futures-trading profits, but the matter faded from view.• Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the security gate.• You could see her puffing as she carried the heavy washing basket.• He just goes on past me, puffing away and shoving this trolley thing in front of him.• ""Sorry I'm so late Maxie, '' he said, puffing breathlessly.• With a cry of rage, he puffed on his much-chewed stogie and fired at us.• The father kept his cheeks puffed out because the third oldest burst into giggles every time she looked over at him.• Birdsong drifted through the open window and a breeze puffed out the curtains.• Diminutive body, pink puffed sleeves, dress a criss-cross of black stripes.• factory chimneys puffing smoke
puff along/up etc• Ashby recalls his skin puffed up.• Subsequently, the soap became further puffed up.• They lack the sharp spines but are covered with fine prickles that are evident when the puffer puffs up.• The guy was all bristly and red and puffed up, in fatigue pants and a brown shirt.• And within the field, status comes from puffing up racial bragging points.• Her legs look puffed up, rubbery, but they keep moving.• The males responded by puffing up their chests and circling slowly towards each other.• As they obeyed, Mungo could see that the sorcerer's apprentice was a toad, puffed up with fear or pride.
puff at/on• He puffed on a joint wrapped in yellow paper.• A grandfatherly figure puffs on a sousaphone to the accompaniment of drums and banjo.• He took such a long puff on his cigarette that he began to cough, his throat burning.• With a cry of rage, he puffed on his much-chewed stogie and fired at us.• Nate looked proud, puffing on his pipe as he told us about his adventure.• He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight.• A., clenches his cigarette between his teeth, puffs on it without taking it out of his mouth.• And then he stopped to chant and puff at the pipe.
puff2 noun
1  SMOKE[countableC] the action of taking the smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc into your lungs 〔對香煙、煙鬥等的〕吸，抽
puff on/at
He laughed and took a puff on his cigar.
他笑着吸了一口雪茄。
2  AIR[countableC] a sudden small movement of wind, air, or smoke 〔風、空氣或煙的〕一陣，一團，一股
puff of smoke/wind/air/steam etc
The dragon disappeared in a puff of smoke.
龍消失在一陣煙霧中。
3. cheese/jam/cream etc puff DFFa piece of light pastry with a soft mixture inside 幹酪/果醬/奶油等鬆餅
Examples from the Corpus
cheese/jam/cream etc puff• Makes about 19 cream puffs.• He was courteous, but he did not feed him cream puffs.• Add a little cream puff goodie for dessert and no one will be late for dinner.
4  [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE informalBREATHE your breath 呼吸
I was out of puff (=had difficulty breathing).
我喘不過氣來。
5. [countableC] (also puff piece) a piece of writing or a speech that praises someone too much – used to show disapproval 吹捧的文章[講話]〔含貶義〕
Examples from the Corpus
puff• And yesterday the reaction from most was to blow a puff of smoke into the law's face.• The breezes are like a puff of air on a pinwheel.• It went to the ceiling in corpulent puffs.• At about a kilometre's range the whales' blow looked like small globular puffs of steam rising off the sea surface.• Roll out puff pastry sheet to enlarge it to a 10-inch square.• In a healthy larynx, the chords vibrate gently, releasing puffs of air that are transformed into the voice.• We aimed at the puffs of smoke we saw rising in front and on the left of us.• Now and again there was a tiny puff of smoke and the smack of a hand-grenade or a burst of machine-gun fire.
took ... puff• With a flick he lit his cigarette and took a puff.• I took a puff once or twice in college.
puff of smoke/wind/air/steam etc• A true old devil, Manson vanishes in a puff of smoke.• The breezes are like a puff of air on a pinwheel.• Breaths of flame and puffs of smoke leaping from the surrounding hillsides.• At about a kilometre's range the whales' blow looked like small globular puffs of steam rising off the sea surface.• In a healthy larynx, the chords vibrate gently, releasing puffs of air that are transformed into the voice.• There are no obvious signs of engine wear though a small puff of smoke exhausts following a warm start.• We aimed at the puffs of smoke we saw rising in front and on the left of us.• Now and again there was a tiny puff of smoke and the smack of a hand-grenade or a burst of machine-gun fire.
From Longman Business Dictionary
puffpuff /pʌf/ (also puff piece) noun [countableC] informalMARKETING
an advertisement or other piece of writing in a newspaper etc that strongly praises a product
Origin puff1
Old English pyffan, from the sound
puff1 verbpuff2 noun
Corpus
BNC: 9777 COCA: 8283
puff

noun¹

 1of air/smoke/wind空氣；煙霧；風ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤little, small, tiny細細的一縷PREPOSITION➤puff of一股◇a little puff of smoke一縷青煙
puff

noun²

 2on a cigarette, pipe, etc.香煙；煙鬥ADJECTIVE | VERB + PUFF | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤long猛抽一口煙▸➤short吸一小口煙VERB + PUFF➤have, take吸一口煙◇He took a long puff at his cigar and began his story.他吸了一大口雪茄，然後開始講起故事來。PREPOSITION➤puff on吸⋯的一口◇a puff on her cigarette吸一口她的香煙
puff

verb¹

 1smoke抽煙ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤furiously拚命吸煙➤contentedly, happily心滿意足地吸煙▸➤thoughtfully若有所思地吸煙▸➤away一口接一口地吸煙◇He puffed away at his cigar.他一口一口猛抽着雪茄。PREPOSITION➤at吸⋯◇She puffed furiously at her cigarette.她猛抽着香煙。➤on抽⋯◇My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.父親坐着，心滿意足地抽着煙鬥。
puff

verb²

 2breathe loudly喘粗氣ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤hard喘得厲害◇She was puffing quite hard by the time she reached the office.到達辦公室時她喘得相當厲害。➤loudly氣喘籲籲PREPOSITION➤along, from氣喘籲籲地沿着⋯（走）；由於⋯而氣喘籲籲◇She was still puffing from the climb.她爬上來後還在喘個不停。➤up氣喘籲籲地上⋯◇He came puffing up the hill.他氣喘籲籲地往山上爬。PHRASES➤huff and puff, puff and pant氣喘籲籲◇She puffed and panted behind the others.她落在別人後面，氣喘籲籲。➤puffing and blowing氣喘籲籲◇Far behind us, puffing and blowing, came Matt.在我們後面很遠處，馬特氣喘籲籲地來了。
BNC: 9777 COCA: 8283
puff verb
⇨ blow 2
BNC: 9777 COCA: 8283

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