puff
英 [p?f]
美[p?f]
- vt. 噴出，張開；使膨脹；夸張；使驕傲自滿
- vi. 膨脹；張開；鼓吹；夸張
- n. 粉撲；泡芙；蓬松；一陣噴煙；腫塊；吹噓，宣傳廣告
- n. (Puff)人名；(德)普夫
CET6+TEM4CET4考研CET6低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?puffs;第三人稱單數:?puffs;過去式:?puffed;過去分詞:?puffed;現在分詞:?puffing;
助記提示
p-象聲，嘴噴氣之聲——“噗”
2. puffing: 諧音“噴糞”-----滿嘴噴糞。
3. 泡芙(puff)是一種源自意大利的西式甜點。蓬松張孔的奶油面皮中包裹著奶油、巧克力乃至冰淇淋。
4. 諧音“噗夫”----發出“噗”聲的人。
5. 吹氣、噴氣使膨脹、鼓起，自吹自擂。
2. puffing: 諧音“噴糞”-----滿嘴噴糞。
3. 泡芙(puff)是一種源自意大利的西式甜點。蓬松張孔的奶油面皮中包裹著奶油、巧克力乃至冰淇淋。
4. 諧音“噗夫”----發出“噗”聲的人。
5. 吹氣、噴氣使膨脹、鼓起，自吹自擂。
中文詞源
puff 吸氣，吹氣，抽煙，喘氣
擬聲詞，吸氣或吐氣聲，引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- puff (n.)
- c. 1200, perhaps Old English, puf, puffe "short, quick blast; act of puffing," from puff (v.). Meaning "type of light pastry" is recorded from late 14c.; that of "small pad for applying powder to skin or hair" is from 1650s. Figurative sense of "flattery, inflated praise" is first recorded 1732. Derogatory use for "homosexual male" is recorded by 1902.
- puff (v.)
- Old English pyffan "to blow with the mouth," of imitative origin. Meaning "pant, breathe hard and fast" is from late 14c. Used of small swellings and round protuberances since 1530s. Transitive figurative sense of "exalt" is from 1530s; shading by early 18c. into meaning "praise with self-interest." Related: Puffed; puffing.
雙語例句
- 1. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.
- 風猛地刮起一陣灰塵，將它吹往內陸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He took a puff on his pipe and shook his head.
- 他抽了口煙斗，搖了搖頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?
- 我能給你嘗點泡芙點心嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The magician vanished in a puff of smoke.
- 魔術師在一股煙霧中突然不見了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He took a puff at his cigarette.
- 他吸了一口香煙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
