puff

verb

/pʌf/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they puff	/pʌf/ /pʌf/
he / she / it puffs	/pʌfs/ /pʌfs/
past simple puffed	/pʌft/ /pʌft/
past participle puffed	/pʌft/ /pʌft/
-ing form puffing	/ˈpʌfɪŋ/ /ˈpʌfɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to be smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc.吸，抽（香烟、烟斗等）
- puff (at/on something) He puffed (away) on his pipe.他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。
- puff something I sat puffing my cigar.我坐着抽雪茄。
- She puffed furiously at her cigarette.她猛抽着香烟。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- furiously
- contentedly
- happily
- …
preposition
- at
- on
[transitive, intransitive] to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds使喷出，冒出（烟或蒸汽）
- puff something (out) Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。
- puff (out) Steam puffed out.蒸汽向外喷出。
[intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) (informal) to breathe loudly and quickly, especially after you have been running急促喘息；气喘吁吁 synonym gasp
- I was starting to puff a little from the climb.爬坡弄得我有点喘息起来。
see also puffed, puffed out
- Far behind us, puffing and blowing, came Matt.在我们后面很远处，马特气喘吁吁地来了。
- He came puffing up the hill.他气喘吁吁地往山上爬。
- She was puffing quite hard by the time she reached the office.到达办公室时她喘得相当厉害。
- She puffed and panted behind the others.她落在别人后面，气喘吁吁。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- loudly
preposition
- along
- from
- up
- …
phrases
- huff and puff
- puff and pant
- puffing and blowing
- …
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in a particular direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or steam喷着汽（或烟）移动
- The train puffed into the station.火车喷着蒸汽驶进车站。

词源Middle English: imitative of the sound of a breath, perhaps from Old English pyf (noun), pyffan (verb).

Idioms

be puffed up with pride, etc.

to be too full of pride, etc.自满；自负
- He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2

huff and puff (informal)

to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired气喘吁吁；上气不接下气
- Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。
to make it obvious that you are annoyed about something without doing anything to change the situation发脾气；愤然不理；生闷气；气呼呼
- After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.她生了好一阵闷气之后才终于同意帮忙。
Topics Feelingsc2
More Like This Rhyming pairs in idioms
Rhyming pairs in idioms
- doom and gloom
- fair and square
- high and dry
- huff and puff
- name and shame
- slice and dice
- thrills and spills
- wear and tear
- wheel and deal
- wine and dine

puff and pant

(also puff and blow informal)

to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort气喘吁吁；呼哧呼哧地喘
- Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the gate.最后，他气喘吁吁地来到了门口。
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

puff

noun

/pʌf/

[countable] an act of breathing in something such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs吸，抽（把气体经口或鼻引到体内的动作）
- He had a few puffs at the cigar.他吸了几口雪茄。
- Take two puffs from the inhaler every four hours.每隔四小时从吸药器中吸两口药。
- a puff on her cigarette吸一口她的香烟
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
verb + puff
- have
- take
preposition
- puff on
[countable] a small amount of air, smoke, etc. that is blown from somewhere（烟、气等的）一缕，少量
- a puff of wind一丝清风
- She felt a puff of warm air on her face.她感到脸上有一股暖空气。
- Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney.烟囱冒出了袅袅白烟。
- (figurative) 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- tiny
- …
preposition
- puff of
[countable] a hollow piece of light pastry that is filled with cream, jam, etc.千层酥；奶油酥；泡芙 see also cream puff
(North American English also puff piece)
[countable] (informal, usually disapproving) a piece of writing or speech that praises somebody/something too much吹捧的文章（或讲话）
- The press is full of puffs for his new movie.媒体对他的新电影赞不绝口。
- The magazine ran a puff piece on him last week.杂志上周刊登了一篇关于他的吹捧文章。
[uncountable] (especially British English, informal) breath呼吸；喘息
- 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。