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puff
- IPA[pʌf]
英式
- a short, explosive burst of breath or wind；the sound of air or vapour escaping suddenly
- breathe in repeated short gasps；move with short, noisy breaths or bursts of air or steam
verb: puff, 3rd person present: puffs, gerund or present participle: puffing, past tense: puffed, past participle: puffed
noun: puff, plural noun: puffs
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名詞
- 1. a short, explosive burst of breath or wind a puff of wind swung the weathercock round 同義詞
- ▪ the sound of air or vapour escaping suddenly the whistle and puff of steam
- ▪ a small quantity of vapour or smoke, emitted in one blast the fire breathed out a puff of blue smoke
- ▪ an act of drawing quickly on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar he took a puff of his cigar 同義詞
- ▪ British informal breath after a chase of over three miles he had finally run out of puff
- 2. a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling a jam puff
- 3. informal a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff 同義詞
- ▪ British an advertisement, especially one exaggerating the value of the goods advertised the distinction between a trader's puff and a statement having legal significance is a fine one extravagant statements are regarded as salesman's puff 同義詞
- 4. a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
- ▪ a rolled protuberant mass of hair her hair was drawn up into a series of padded puffs and curves
- ▪ North American an eiderdown the snowy beds were piled with plump pillows and puffs
- 5. a powder puff she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff
動詞
- 1. breathe in repeated short gasps exercises that make you puff 同義詞
- ▪ move with short, noisy breaths or bursts of air or steam the train came puffing in
- ▪ smoke a pipe, cigarette, or cigar he puffed on his pipe contentedly 同義詞
- ▪ blow (dust, smoke, or a light object) with a quick breath or blast of air he puffed out smoke through his long cigarette holder
- ▪ move through the air in short bursts his breath puffed out like white smoke
- 2. swell or become swollen he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out when he was in a temper, his cheeks puffed up and his eyes shrank
- ▪ be conceited he was never puffed up about his writing
- 3. advertise with exaggerated or false praise publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries 同義詞
- out of breath: he felt puffed after climbing to the top of the apartment block
Oxford Dictionary
- swollen: puffed eyelids
Oxford American Dictionary
- a cake made of puff pastry filled with cream.
Oxford Dictionary
- a cake made of light pastry filled with cream.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a soft pad for applying powder to the skin, especially the face.
- (of sports) played by women or girls only: a fifth grade powder-puff football game
Oxford American Dictionary
- a large, sluggish, mainly nocturnal African viper which inflates the upper part of its body and ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a large, sluggish, mainly nocturnal African viper that inflates the upper part of its body and ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a soft pad for applying powder to the skin, especially the face.
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- IPA[pəf]
美式
- a short, explosive burst of breath or wind: a puff of wind swung the weathervane around
- breathe in repeated short gasps: exercises that make you puff
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