puff/pʌf/

vt

1. 喷(烟等)

• Don't puff smoke into people's faces. 不要朝别人的脸上喷烟。

2. (一阵阵地)吹

• The wind puffed the clouds away. 风把云吹散了。

3. 使气急

• Dashing for the bus-stop puffed us out. 我们朝公共汽车冲去，跑得气喘吁吁。

vi

1. 吹气；喷烟

• The kettle is puffing. 水壶在冒气了。

2. 喘气

• puff upstairs 喘着气上楼

3. 膨胀；爆裂

• The parachute puffed. 降落伞噗地张开了。

词组puff out 使膨胀

• puff out one's cheeks 鼓起腮帮子

puff up 使肿胀

• Mustard makes my eyes puff up. 芥末弄肿起我的眼睛。