puff

名词 puff:

1. a short light gust of air
   同义词：puff of air, whiff
2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
4. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
   同义词：quilt, comforter
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
   同义词：powderpuff
6. thick cushion used as a seat
   同义词：ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock
7. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
   同义词：drag, pull
8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
   同义词：blow

动词 puff:

1. smoke and exhale strongly
   同义词：whiff
2. suck in or take (air)
   同义词：drag, draw
3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   同义词：pant, gasp, heave
4. make proud or conceited
5. praise extravagantly
   同义词：puff up
6. speak in a blustering or scornful manner
7. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
   同义词：puff up, blow up, puff out
8. blow hard and loudly
   同义词：huff, chuff

形容词 puff:

1. gathered for protruding fullness
   同义词：puffed

1. His speech was just puff.
   他的发言尽是吹捧而已。
2. He blew out the candles with a single puff.
   他一口气吹灭了蜡烛。

puff

n.（名词）

A short, forceful exhalation of breath.
喘息：短促而有力的呼气
A short, sudden gust of wind.
一阵风：一阵短促而突然的风
A brief, sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.
一阵烟：空气、蒸汽或烟雾短促而突然的散发
A short, sibilant sound produced by a puff.
发出咝咝声：由呼气造成的短促的咝咝声
An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.
烟，蒸汽量：在一次呼气中散发出的蒸汽、烟雾或类似物质的量
An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.
吞云吐雾：如吸烟时吸入和呼出的行为
A swelling or rounded protuberance.
突出物：肿起或拱起的结节
Puff pastry.
膨松的糕饼
A light, soft pad for applying powder or lotion.
粉扑：用于施粉或涂药水的轻软垫子
A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.
纠结突出的部分：织物打摺且突起的部分
A light, padded bed covering.
羽毛被：一种轻质且柔软的床罩

An approving or flattering recommendation.
拍马屁：赞同或奉承的推荐
A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.
过分夸赞的文章：一篇通常写在书的封皮页上以促销的充满夸张赞扬之词的文章
Genetics A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of DNA and RNA.
【遗传学】 染色体的结合部分：某些染色体上表明脱氧核糖核酸和核糖核酸活性成分的局部肿胀
v.（动词）
puffed,puff.ing,puffs
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To blow in puffs.
吹一口气：短促而有力地吹
To come forth in puffs:
喷出：一阵阵地产生：
例句：
steam puffing from an engine.
蒸汽从发动机里喷出

To breathe forcefully and rapidly:
喘气：有力且快速地呼吸：
例句：
huffed and puffed up the stairs.
喘息着上了楼

To emit puffs.
发出喷气
To take puffs on smoking material:
吸烟：从吸烟类物品中吸或呼：
例句：
puffing on a cigar.
吸雪茄

To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used withup :
得意：如出于傲气或气度而膨胀或看似膨胀。常与up 连用：
例句：
He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.
他趾高气扬地盯着追问者

v.tr.（及物动词）
To emit or give forth in puffs.
散发或发出
To impel with puffs.
喷烟：用气驱使
To smoke (a cigar, for example).
吸（雪茄）
To inflate or distend.
膨胀：膨胀或胀大
To fill with pride or conceit.
得意，自大：充满骄傲或自负
To publicize with often exaggerated praise:
吹捧：用经常是夸张的赞扬宣传：
例句：
publishers who puff their new books.
出版商们总吹捧他们的新书

来源：
From Middle English puffen [to puff]
源自 中古英语 puffen [吹]
from Old English pyffan
源自 古英语 pyffan
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[可能源于拟声词]

【引伸】
puff.ily
adv.（副词）
puff.iness
n.（名词）
puff.y
adj.（形容词）