puff n. 1.一吹[喷];噗的一吹[喷];一阵,一股(气味、烟雾等);吹[喷]的声音;(烟等)一喷的分量。 2.噗的一声臌胀起来;臌胀起来的东西[部份]。 3.被子;鸭绒被。 4. 夸奖,吹嘘,自我宣传。 5.粉扑〔又叫 powder-puff〕。 6.(奶油)松饼。 7.〔美俚〕广告。 8.〔美俚〕向女性献殷勤的人。 a puff of the wind 一阵风。 get a good puff of one's book 著作大受称赞。 newspaper puffs 报纸上的浮夸性广告,吹捧性短文[书评等]。 vi. 1.噗噗地喷气,噗噗地喷烟 (out up) 噗噗地喷着气开动;喘气;喘着气走。 2.膨胀,噗地膨起 (up out)。 3.〔古语〕哼的一声用鼻音应酬 (at) (拍卖时)把价钱哄抬上去。 puff and blow 喘气。 puff away at one's cigar 一口口猛喷着雪茄烟。 puff out 喘着气说;(烟)噗噗噗地喷。 The engine puffed out of the station. 火车头噗噗地喷着气驶出车站。 vt. 1.喷(烟等),噗噗地吹去(灰尘等)。 2.〔口语〕使喘气。 3.使噗的一下膨起;使自满,使得意 (up); 乱夸,瞎吹;(拍卖时)把(价钱)哄抬上去。 puff out a candle 吹熄蜡烛。 I was frightfully puffed by the run. 我跑得气都喘不过来了。 be puffed out [ up ] with self-importance 自以为了不起而摆架子。 -ing 1.n. 噗噗吹;夸奖;【拍卖】虚价。 2.adj. 乱夸奖的。
He heaved the heavy box and staggered off , puffing and blowing from the strain . 他扛起那只沉重的箱子,吭哧吭哧地走了。
Tom still continued a huge clattering at the poker and tongs, puffing and blowing the while, and turning as red as his yellow face would allow him . 汤姆气喘呼呼的把火棒火钳弄得一片响,一张黄脸皮红得不能再红。
Puffing and blowing 吐烟吹气气
It is compromise , and however much mr smith may puff and blow , it will undoubtedly be accepted by the annual conference 这是一个妥协方案,无论史密斯先生怎么恐吓,年会一定会接受的。
He plunged his face in a basin of water , and puffed and blew as he rubbed his neck and ears with his hands , while carrie gazed upon him with mingled thoughts of recollection and present judgment 他把头浸到一脸盆水里,一边用手擦着脖子和耳朵,一边喷着气清鼻子。嘉莉在一旁看着他,心里思绪万千,一会儿回忆着往事,一会儿又想起她现在对他的看法。
But begob i was just lowering the heel of the pint when i saw the citizen getting up to waddle to the door , puffing and blowing with the dropsy and he cursing the curse of cromwell on him , bell , book and candle in irish , spitting and spatting out of him and joe and little alf round him like a leprechaun trying to peacify him 然而,天哪,我正要把杯中残酒一饮而尽时,只见“市民”腾地站起来,因患水肿病呼呼大喘,踉踉跄跄走向门口,用爱尔兰语的“钟圣经与蜡烛” 613 ,对那家伙发出克伦威尔的诅咒614 ,还呸呸地吐着唾沫。