a short,explosive burst of breath or wind
一阵（气息或风）
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a puff of wind swung the weathercock round .一阵风把风标吹得转了过来。
the sound of air or vapour escaping suddenly
（空气或蒸汽突然喷射发出的）噗的一声
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the whistle and puff of steam .蒸汽的呼呼声和噗嗤声。
a small quantity of vapour or smoke,emitted in one blast
（蒸汽，烟雾的）一喷
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the fire breathed out a puff of blue smoke .火苗吐出一股蓝色的烟。
an act of drawing quickly on a pipe,cigarette,or cigar
对（烟斗，香烟，雪茄的）猛吸
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he took a puff of his cigar .他猛吸了一口雪茄烟。
[mass noun]
〈非正式〉 呼吸
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after a chase of over three miles he had finally run out of puff .追了三英里多之后，他最终跑得上气不接下气。
[usu. with modifier or in combination]a light pastry case,typically one made of puff pastry,containing a sweet or savoury filling
泡芙（一种带甜或咸馅的西式面点）
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a jam puff .果酱泡芙。
a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment
（裙子等的）泡泡裥。
a rolled protuberant mass of hair
蓬松隆起的卷绕发型。
a powder puff
粉扑。
〈北美〉 鸭绒被
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the plump pillows and puffs with which the snowy beds were piled .雪白的床上堆着的松软枕头和鸭绒被。
〈非正式〉 （对艺术品、书、影视作品等的）吹捧性述评
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the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff .出版者寄了本书给他，希望能得到他的一番吹捧。
〈英〉 （尤指夸大产品价值的）广告。
[no obj.]breathe in repeated short gasps
喘息，喘气
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exercises that make you puff .让你气喘吁吁的锻炼。
[with adverbial](of a person,engine,etc.)move with short,noisy breaths or bursts of air or steam
（人移动时）喘粗气；（引擎等）噗噗作响地移动
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the train came puffing in .火车噗嗤噗嗤地进了站。
smoke a pipe,cigarette,or cigar
抽烟斗（或香烟，雪茄）
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he puffed on his pipe contentedly .他心满意足地吸着烟斗。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]blow (dust,smoke,or a light object) in a specified direction with a quick breath or blast of air
一阵阵地喷（灰、烟等轻物）
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he puffed out smoke through his long cigarette holder .他通过长长的烟嘴一阵阵地喷烟。
move through the air in short bursts
喷
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his breath puffed out like white smoke .他呼出的气像白烟。
(
使膨胀；使肿胀
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[with obj.]
he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out 他突然收缩肚子，鼓起胸膛
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[no obj.]
when he was in a temper,his cheeks puffed up and his eyes shrank .他发脾气时双颊鼓起，眼睛眯起。
[with obj.](一般作
〈喻〉 使傲慢，使自负
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he was never puffed up about his writing .他从不吹嘘自己的写作。
[with obj.]advertise with exaggerated or false praise
吹捧
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publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries .出版者以这本书含有新发现为由大肆吹捧。
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in all one's puff informal,chiefly Brit． in one's whole life 〈非正式，主英〉 一生中 -
puff and blow breathe in gasps during or after exertion 喘息，急促呼吸
"Middle English： imitative of the sound of a breath,perhaps from Old English
