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VERB
吸,抽(香煙等)
If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it.
例句
He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice...
他點了一支雪茄,吸了兩口。
He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened.
他邊聽邊點頭,還吸著一支粗短的煙斗。
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V-ERG
吹;噴;吐
If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out.
例句
Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling...
理查德又點了一支煙,朝著天花板噴云吐霧。
The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips.
天氣又干又冷,他們嘴里哈出縷縷白氣。
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VERB
(引擎、煙囪或鍋爐)冒(煙或氣)
If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it.
例句
As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke.
我跑了26圈時,保時捷車冒出了藍煙。
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N-COUNT
(吹出的)一縷,一股
A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere.
例句
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。
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VERB
喘息;喘氣
If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort.
例句
I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.
我對拳擊一無所知,但我能看出他狀態不佳,因為他在急促喘息。
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N-COUNT
吹捧;吹噓
A puff for something such as a book, film, product, or organization is something that is done or said in order to attract people's attention and tell them how good it is.
例句
What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.
公眾所看到的評論界的好評實際上是對他和他的雜志的一種吹捧。
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N-COUNT
同poof
A puff is the same as a poof .