puffs

英 [pʌfs]

美 [pʌfs]

v.  吸，抽(香烟、烟斗等); 使喷出，冒出(烟或蒸汽); 急促喘息; 气喘吁吁
n.  吸，抽(把气体经口或鼻引到体内的动作); (烟、气等的)一缕，少量; 千层酥; 奶油酥; 泡芙
puff的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吸，抽（香烟等）
  If someonepuffs ata 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. Puffis 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。
• V-ERG 吹；喷；吐
  If youpuffsmoke or moisture from your mouth or if itpuffsfrom 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 outmeans the same aspuff.
     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。
• VERB （引擎、烟囱或锅炉）冒（烟或气）
  If an engine, chimney, or boilerpuffssmoke 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。
• N-COUNT （吹出的）一缕，一股
  Apuff ofsomething 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。
• VERB 喘息；喘气
  If youare 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。
• N-COUNT 吹捧；吹嘘
  Apuff forsomething 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. Puffis 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。
• 同poof
  Apuffis the same as apoof.
• See also:puffed

双语例句

• So, you liked the lobster puffs?
  所以你喜欢龙虾泡芙？
• I've never liked your spinach puffs.
  我最讨厌你的菠菜泡芙。
• At first, he sewed empty cream puffs together, but the dress collapsed.
  他先将奶油酥空壳缝合在一起，但是做出来的裙子跨掉了。
• And, I have something to look forward to: my hair growing out again so I can see the reddish-blonde curls softly falling around my shoulders instead of on the floor in little puffs.
  此外，还有一件值得我期待的事情：等我的头发再次长长以后，我又可以看到我那微红的卷曲金发柔顺地垂在我的肩头，而不是一团团地堆在地板上了。
• They made a 2-foot-long 1920s-era Cadillac from cream puffs and caramel, and took third place.
  二人用奶油酥和糖果制作了两英尺长、产自上世纪20年代的卡迪拉克轿车，并因此获得大赛第3名。
• The tail puffs out when your cat is frightened or agitated.
  尾巴竖起表示你的爱猫受到惊吓或感到焦虑。
• A brisk breeze puffs the clouds away.
  轻快的微风吹开云朵。
• He had a few puffs at the cigar.
  他吸了几口雪茄。
• Bakeries sell cream puffs.
  面包店卖奶油松饼。
• There was also a decanter of port and some jam puffs on the sideboard.
  餐柜里还有一瓶玻尔特酒和一些果酱泡夫。